Kansas City Champions A/C Crackdown On Coolest Week Of July 2024

Bad luck for bold politicos this week . . . 

This effort to enforce a great sense of chill in local landlords would have been more impactful during any other week but this one wherein the weather has been remarkably mild for a Midwestern Summer. 

Still . . .

The regulation is welcomed by most local residents who might not care about the macroeconomic impact that will help to limit housing overall . . . Take a look:

"The council passed two measures unanimously. One directs City Manager Brian Platt to develop a citywide emergency response plan for tenants experiencing life-threatening situations in apartment buildings. The other tweaks the city’s Healthy Homes law to require landlords to notify the city of an HVAC outage."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City will now require landlords to report AC outages at apartment buildings

The legislation applies to outages longer than 12 hours. Another measure directs the city manager to create an emergency response plan for life-threatening tenant conditions.

Here's another heatwave skyfall report that was probably assigned last week and didn't look at the forecast to see that it's 60 degrees this morning . . . Check-it:

Beating the Heat: Help for Households Without Air Conditioning

More than 10,000 Kansas City area households have no air conditioning, and many others struggle to maintain their units. Here are some programs that can help.

Developing . . .