A lawmaker has filed a new bill that seeks to keep rental tenants cool in Florida’s hot, humid weather.

Winter Haven Republican Rep. Jon Albert filed the measure ( HB 241 ) that would amend landlord obligations to include sufficient cooling requirements for rental properties.

Under the legislation, landlords would be required to install permanent or securely affixed appliances, such as central air systems, packaged thermal air conditioners, mini-split heat pumps, and window units, if local codes permit.

Landlords would be obligated to provide and maintain cooling equipment that is capable of keeping the indoor air temperature of habitable rooms below 82 degrees Fahrenheit when the outdoor heat index is at or exceeds 90 degrees Fahrenheit. These appliances would be required t

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