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LithiumFlow t1_j25ri55 wrote

Reply to comment by Blecher_onthe_Hudson in Did your heating fail to keep your temp up last weekend when it was below 10 deg? by Blecher_onthe_Hudson

I mean, no matter how you look at it, the law in NJ is at least 65 at night and 68 during the day. In your case, I doubt any reasonable tenant is going to complain about 66 degrees on a very cold day, but as weather continues to get more extreme it really is your responsibility to make sure your heating system can keep up.

It's hard for everybody, sure, including homeowners. But if you can afford a down payment and a mortgage you can afford to heat the place, ESPECIALLY if you have tenants paying you rent. Let's not pretend landlords are some victims here and tenants are some prestige class that get special treatment. These laws exist for a reason.

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson OP t1_j2606cj wrote

This apartment pays for its own heat, I'm just trying to figure out whether the heating system I've installed is adequate even if it drops a few degrees under the most extreme circumstances.

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LithiumFlow t1_j266z5i wrote

I get it, I didn't mean literally pay for the heat. What I should have said was landlords should be able to afford and provide an adequate heating system that can keep up with the legal requirements.

Either way it seems like you're fine. I just took issue with the snarky comment to the above poster. Thinking tenants should be able to live in conditions afforded to them by the law doesn't mean they all deserve "perfect lives."

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