Enacts the "AC in residencies (AIR) act"; requires the installation of permanent cooling and dehumidification equipment in at least one indoor common gathering space in certain multiple dwellings and multiple residences.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6156
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 5, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
Community Development
AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law and the multiple residence
law, in relation to enacting the "AC in Residencies ('AIR') Act" to
require the installation of air conditioning equipment in indoor
common gathering areas in certain residential buildings
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 the "AC in Residencies (AIR) Act".
3 § 2. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new section 85
4 to read as follows:
5 § 85. Mandatory cooling centers. 1. Every multiple dwelling that is
6 over eighty feet in height; has more than one hundred residents; or is
7 operated for occupancy by persons fifty-five years of age or older
8 pursuant to Sec. 807(b)(2)(c) (42 U.S.C. 3607(b)(2)(c)) of the federal
9 Fair Housing Act of 1988, as amended, shall be provided with permanent
10 cooling and dehumidification equipment in at least one indoor common
11 gathering space in such multiple dwelling.
12 2. Such areas shall be made available to residents of such multiple
13 dwellings as cooling centers during such times when the outdoor heat
14 index exceeds eighty degrees Fahrenheit.
15 3. Temporary or portable cooling and dehumidification equipment may be
16 used to meet the requirements of this section prior to, but not later
17 than, two years following the effective date of this section.
18 § 3. The multiple residence law is amended by adding a new section 175
19 to read as follows:
20 § 175. Mandatory cooling centers. 1. Every multiple residence that is
21 over eighty feet in height; has more than one hundred residents; or is
22 operated for occupancy by persons fifty-five years of age or older
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 pursuant to Sec. 807(b)(2)(c) (42 U.S.C. 3607(b)(2)(c)) of the federal
2 Fair Housing Act of 1988, as amended, shall be provided with permanent
3 cooling and dehumidification equipment in at least one indoor common
4 gathering space in each such multiple residence.
5 2. Such areas shall be made available to residents of such multiple
6 residences as cooling centers during such times when the outdoor heat
7 index exceeds eighty degrees Fahrenheit.
8 3. Temporary or portable cooling and dehumidification equipment may be
9 used to meet the requirements of this section prior to, but not later
10 than, two years following the effective date of this section.
11 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
12 it shall have become a law.
