Tenants should not have to choose between breathing toxic smoke outside or enduring deadly heat inside.
Blog: No Safe Haven – Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat are Trapping Tenants
Tag: maximum heat by-law
Submission to City of Hamilton Planning Committee on Hamilton Heat Response Plan
CELA Submitted Comments to the City of Hamilton Planning Committee on Item 9.7 of Meeting Agenda related to Hamilton Heat Response Plan
Comments on City of Toronto Pilot Program for Standardizing Air Conditioner Benefit
CELA Submission to City of Toronto's Executive Committee on the introduced Pilot Program for Standardizing the Air Conditioner Benefit
Blog: New Westminster, British Columbia Passes By-Law to Protect Tenants from Extreme Heat
New Westminster, BC, is the first Canadian municipality to pass a by-law protecting tenants by establishing a maximum indoor temperature limit.
The Urgent Need for a Maximum Temperature By-Law in Windsor
The Canadian Environmental Law Association calls on the City of Windsor to adopt and implement a maximum temperature by-law to cool all rental units to a maximum of 26°C.
Letter: Indoor Temperature Standards in Rental Housing in the City of Toronto
CELA expresses strong support for action to address extreme heat in tenants' homes.