The Spokesman Review Spokane landlords soon may no longer ban air conditioning units during the worst summer heat A new law under consideration would make it illegal for landlords to ban tenants from installing air conditioning units in Spokane rentals during dangerously hot weather.
When the Clean Buildings Act kicks in and requires landlords to control building energy demands, there will be a collision of competing rules. Even before that point is reached, has anyone considered whether a particular building electrical service can handle the energy demand of air conditioning units? What if a landlord simply set a limit on how much electricity each tenant could use based on a safe panel capacity? Overloaded electrical systems are a fire hazard.
When the Clean Buildings Act kicks in and requires landlords to control building energy demands, there will be a collision of competing rules. Even before that point is reached, has anyone considered whether a particular building electrical service can handle the energy demand of air conditioning units? What if a landlord simply set a limit on how much electricity each tenant could use based on a safe panel capacity? Overloaded electrical systems are a fire hazard.