NYC Council Introduction 249

intro.nyc/0249-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Minimum temperatures required to be maintained in dwellings.
Status: Committee Committee on Housing and Buildings
Sponsored by Crystal Hudson
Introduced: February 28, 2024

During heating season, between October 1 and May 31, owners of residential buildings who are required to provide heat for their tenants must maintain certain minimum temperatures in areas of dwelling units that are used or occupied for living purposes. This bill would increase the minimum daytime (between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.) temperature during heating season from 68 degrees to 70 degrees, and it would increase the nighttime (between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.) temperature from 62 degrees to 66 degrees.