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Grasswire2

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Thu Nov 16, 2023, 08:57 PM Nov 2023

HUD says "adequate heat" needed in rental living space

What is adequate for 750 sq ft apartment?

It has electric baseboard heater in living room under picture window, and a wall heater (electric) in bathroom that is manually turned off most of the time. No heater in bedroom. No furnace or other type of heat. Bottom level of an old home that is built into a sloped lot so most all of it is sub grade and not warmed by sun.

Is that "adequate"?

I run a plug-in electric heater near my desk in the kitchen, but it is not part of the apartment's heat.

Just wondering if landlords are meeting the requirement of "adequate" heat. I feel cold a good part of the time.

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HUD says "adequate heat" needed in rental living space (Original Post) Grasswire2 Nov 2023 OP
This would be best answered by your local codes and laws. Axelrods_Typewriter Nov 2023 #1
thanks, that's a helpful reference. nt Grasswire2 Nov 2023 #2
1. This would be best answered by your local codes and laws.
Fri Nov 17, 2023, 04:53 AM
Nov 2023

However, according to this bulletin, it appears that the federal government has a minimum standard of 68 degrees, unless there is already a minimum standard in place locally.

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