“The City Council is introducing a bill Thursday that would require landlords to raise the temperature in apartment buildings so that tenants use fewer space heaters. The Bronx fire that killed 17 people in January was sparked by a space heater.
During the “heat season,” which runs from Oct. 1 through May 31, landlords would have to increase thermostats from 68 degrees to 70 degrees during the day and from 62 degrees to 66 degrees at night.
Sponsored by council members Crystal Hudson, Keith Powers, Pierina Sanchez, Gale Brewer and Oswald Feliz, the bill would “ensure residents whose landlords already turn on the heat can stay warm during the winter by providing suitable minimum temperatures,” Hudson said.”
