Tenants frustrated over lack of requirement for Florida landlords to provide air conditioning
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Tenants at one St. Pete apartment complex say they’ve been without air conditioning since as far back as May. Florida law does not require landlords to provide A/C, leaving residents frustrated as they deal with summer heat.
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I found it funny, Florida requires heat, in the apartments, but not air conditioning. Go figure.
That's because Florida is ruled by Yankees who believe you can freeze to death, but not die of heatstroke. 🤣
If that lady took all those fans back to the store and traded them in for a window unit, her temporary problems would be solved.
No kidding, some people need to work smarter not harder.
People steal copper from A/C units.
😉
RIGHT! Those fans each probably cost $35-50 times 3 and you've got the cost of a A/C unit.
The HOA where I live (we are owners, so take care of our own AC unit) does not allow window AC units. If you look at the images this broadcast was showing, you will not see one window unit. I'm sure they are not allowed there, either.
Don’t forget about her EV in the driveway.
They aren’t required to provide it but legally can’t stop tenants from buying an AC & putting it in.
& take it out when you move.
Because window AC units can severely damage the outside and the foundation.
The HOA says different.
Actually they can
@@Starscreamf15 correct. That would be an alteration to the property and highly likely to cause an eviction.
Not required to provide AC but you're paying rent to live there ? Rediculous
I'd rather pay for my own $250 AC unit as opposed to giving the landlord an excuse to raise my rent an extra $100+ a month
Trust me, slum lords don't need an excuse.
Get portable ac units , what’s the issue.
Born and raised in Texas. Every apartment I rented had central air, and the units were actually serviced in advance of the season. Each of those complexes was on the low end of area rents.
Fl lawmakers treat people bad
This is why you don't depend on the government to pay your bills. The Section 8 building owners are slumlords for the most part.
A/C units are cheap these days. Just get an A/C unit.
@@Chicago48 Likely not allowed in the windows any found will deal with eviction or fines.
What if she were your family, and had been born disabled, where you can't tell in just a minute or two. There are lots of disabilities that can present that way and make it near impossible to work a normal job or lengths of hours required to be hired. She's not your loved one, so it's easy for you to tell her about how to live. All we know is she lives there, and this is wrong!
Are you trying to make it completely unaffordable to rent?
Buy a window unit.
Copper thieves
That can damage the outside wall and foundation due to the condensation.
HOA don't allow them in most places
Or she could just get a portable one. It goes in the window just by lifting it, attaching the hose for drainage. But I would keep that on the inside in a bucket. So I won't be telling on myself, if window units aren't fully allowed. 😂
It’s in the landlords best interest to provide AC if anything to prevent mold inside the house
Lived in Fort Myers back in the 1980s without air conditioning, we did have ceiling fans though.
Only in fl😂
We grew up without a.c.or fans,just open windows,never had central air until 15 years ago.
Same here, to cool off at night we had to open the front door and lay down on the terrazzo floor. Believe it or not that did the trick!
Open windows in Florida......🤣. Have you been there? Opening windows does absolutely nothing. But thanks for the laughs.
@@pixie1602actually that's the truth. We did the same growing up. All we had was a couple of fans to circulate hot air.
@@kikibigbangfan3540sounds like fl is in the slow lane get with the times people 2024 ac should be no problem having
Y’all realize this will raise rent right. Any business that comes with increased cost to the owner will be passed to the tenant.
Why should it one time thing fix it right keep up with ac maintenance
That’s how you think. Every time you require a landlord to increase their cost it’s passed onto you.
NYC rent isn’t high without government interference. Permits, taxes, certain requirements that go above building something basic, insurance, taxes on the insurance, etc.
This is despicable. WTF is wrong with Florida lawmakers.
Get real!! I grew up in Florida there was no air-conditioning at all. No one had it.
RABID REPUBLICANS
Morons
People are to dam much. I was born in Dade County Florida 1961. I didn't have A/C in public school or at home.
And you sound bitter your should talk to your state officials let them know you hated it
I have walked in the streets at 3 to 4am to hear AC units on in november and december. My problem with AC units is over usage after summer days. That landlords electric bill would continue being used at a higher rate well passed the hot summer days. Just like you have good and bad landlords you will also have good and bad tenants. Guess who the courts side with the most ?? So i tend to be more partial towards landlords because of the amount of abuse of rights tenants and squatters use against landlords.
Mold and mildew occur in Florida when there is no AC in homes or apartments, so how can florida have no law about AC requirements? My bad i forgot free state 😂.
Cheap landlords.
"it can kill people" lol umm how did people live here before the 1960s?
Without AC, ask me.
It wasn't so hot back then.
@@Penelopesyoutube low iq comment
@Penelopesyoutube Yes, it was.
Do you have an AC? Yes? Then why ask? Obviously, because it is by far hotter these days. Surely, there were also not that many people living there back then.
🥵Hot in Florida?
No Way!
The reason why this ont get passed is this
Some tenant would say my ac won’t cool to house to 50 degrees on a 100 degree day. You need to buy a 6 ton ac for a 800 square foot home
probably best to move to a better apartment. If not, maybe get a portable AC unit.
The Florida prison system has no heat. It won’t kill ya.
The slumlords should want to fix the a/c to prevent mold and rot inside the unit.
This is what happens when the wealthy is allowed to build subsidized housing through grants. No one oversees the neglect they bring to the poor. The State sure wont stand up for citizens rights over a wealthy investor. It is Florida afterall. The elderly and disabled should be treated better, especially when the investor gets so much back in return.
Must be non Floridian complaining
It’s common in fl the schools go months with no AC, they rather spend money on landscaping
Let the buyer beware.
I'm stuck in one horrible mobile home park and even these slumlords provide central or window AC units in every trailer they sell which amazes me after hearing that they aren't required to here. And just WTF is up with they must provide heat but not AC??? Who was the moron who had that law passed? This is FLORIDA, we don't care about heat (though it can get nippy down here from time to time during some winters) AC is a necessity down here. Gah, the stupidity is mind numbing.
AC broke in Southern Nevada prison at 120 degrees 2 weeks ago
All people lived without a for centuries.
Yeah but climate change hadn't BEGUN 100 yrs ago & TELL me YOU & YOUR family could survive without AC when the Temps are in TRIPLE DIGITS
And many died from the heat.
@@roscoe_stella St pete Florida hasn't had a single day this year where the temperature was 100F. Not even close. Everyone in most the entirety of the 1900s lived without AC units, in the exact same temperatures. Stop lying.
In the yr 2024 are saying people shouldn’t have working AC what is this a 3rd world state ?
@@Stingyduce correct. If people want a/c, they can buy one. Otherwise, it is what it is. Where dies everyone think the money cones from for all this stuff?
Help ya fight back on a losing case. Ya ok pal.
Kilgore is clown 🤡
Had to buy a window unit. 400.00 later. New owner fixed. But he did sloppy job. It will only.lastva month after I move out. Then next tenant will be hot.
but it's ok for migrants and others to work out in the heat and sun with no breaks..sending 1 thought and 1 finger to you..
Vote YES to amendment 3 in November
There’s homeless children
I would say ya as a tampa person of 20 years A lot of facilities in Florida including homes apartments workplaces hospitals schools they all have AC problems and it's underlooked and also Heat stroke is real people do have health conditions and I think it should be looked into There should be some type of stipulation on how long you can let people go on in your facility All the while having a broken AC Like in my workplace they've been saying they're gonna fix it for months I only have been working there a few months the moment I came in it was messed up and it hasn't gotten fixed so you can just think about how a person like me feels you have to work in that kind of heat indoors it's different if you're outdoors but it's indoors I'd rather be outside
Honestly its abuse in a way
TL;DR
Seriously ?? That NEEDS to change Immediately !! Air Should be MANDATORY !! Especially in Florida !! Are you kidding ?? Heat is required but Not Air lol 😂 No this is Totally Unacceptable !! Change this Immediately…Get it together St.Pete
Don’t suffer honey…buy a window unit at this point..I mean while you are waiting for St.Pete to get their heads out of their butts 😢
Let buy more EV’s. There more important things than AC……
I heard Florida prisons dont have a/c. Is this true? I would think this would fall under unusual or harsh punishment laws
If it’s not it should be. Would stop recidivism
110% not true. Florida prisons do have AC, and they usually have it COLD inside those prisons, even during the peak of summer.
i worked at one of the prisons here..there is no ac for prisoners just staff@@biggiesmalls7939
Loooool
Home Depot has a 90 day no questions asked return policy. Go buy a big ole unit and return it in 89 days. Then buy another. Rinse and repeat.
As a tenant, ( single family home) you should receive the ac in good working condition then it’s the tenant responsibility to fix any issues.
Fair.
You use it , so you fix it.
Why in the world the landlord is responsible for the abuse of the tenants.
It’s not just the heat but extreme humidity. This is not right!
The day we left to move out of Flori-Hell 7/3/24 the Heat Index in Tampa was 113 ! No one should be Forced to Pay through the fking Nose for rent & NOT be comfortable cus Ya know the Landlord Sure as FK is Living VERY comfortable off of you
@@roscoe_stella exactly!
If we riot they listen cause that's not right
That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard in my life. If my landlord refused to provide air-conditioning, I would refuse to provide his rent check. Let him try to evict me, that would take months, and I would trash his place.
@@poollife777 come and get it!
Black and white woke