Submitted by manchegoaway t3_zv8etg in rva
DefaultSubsAreTerrib t1_j1ps537 wrote
Reply to comment by kneel_yung in Lost heat 36 hours ago- landlord said it won’t be fixed until Monday due to holidays by manchegoaway
Just for contrast, I recall tenant protection laws are much stronger in NYC. If a building's boiler broke down in winter time they would deploy an emergency boiler truck: literally a boiler on a truck, parked outside, and piped into the building's heating systems. Dozens of companies in the metro area would rent these out.
That's not to say every landlord would comply (ahem, NYCHA), just to paint a picture of how much renter laws vary from place to place.
Charlesinrichmond t1_j1v1ycb wrote
There is a cost to that though it's not free which is one of the reasons New York rent is so expensive.
It's also not a thing in Richmond obviously because we use different heating systems. We need more HVAC techs but you can't exactly force them to work over Christmas holidays
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