Halifax Asked to Consider Maximum Indoor Temperature for Rental Housing
Calls are growing for Halifax to establish a maximum allowable indoor temperature for rental housing during periods of extreme heat. The proposal would expand municipal regulation beyond existing minimum heating requirements and could require rental housing providers to take measures to prevent units from exceeding a prescribed temperature. The issue raises questions about implementation, building design, electrical capacity and the potential cost of retrofitting older rental buildings as municipalities across Canada consider responses to increasingly frequent extreme-heat events.
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