伦敦理事会批准了空调设备租赁的热规则,但批评者说,这使得脆弱的房客得不到保护。 London’s council approved a heat rule for AC-equipped rentals, but critics say it leaves vulnerable tenants unprotected.

伦敦市议会已经批准了一项法规,要求有空调的房东在6月16日至8月31日期间将租赁单位温度保持在26摄氏度以下,但仅限于已经装有空调的建筑物。 London’s city council has approved a bylaw requiring landlords with air conditioning to keep rental unit temperatures below 26°C from June 16 to August 31, but only in buildings already equipped with AC. 批评者说,这项规则排除了在没有冷却的较老、较热的建筑中的脆弱租户,包括低收入租户、老年人和残疾人。 Critics say the rule excludes vulnerable tenants in older, hotter buildings without cooling, including low-income renters, seniors, and people with disabilities. 通过冷却中心,交通通行证和教育扩大措施的推动失败了. A push to expand the measure with cooling centers, transit passes, and education failed. 该章程对屡次违规者处以最高 100,000 美元的罚款，将于 10 月 14 日提交全体议会。 The bylaw, with fines up to $100,000 for repeat violations, heads to full council on October 14. 委员会还核准360万美元,将Boyle纪念社区中心改为冬季暖化地点。 The committee also approved $3.6 million to convert the Boyle Memorial community centre into a winter warming site.