| 13 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT TO REQUIRE LANDLORDS TO PROVIDE AIR CONDITIONING FOR 2 |
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| 15 | 15 | | RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 42-42 reads as rewritten: 5 |
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| 18 | 18 | | "§ 42-42. Landlord to provide fit premises. 6 |
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| 19 | 19 | | (a) The landlord shall: 7 |
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| 20 | 20 | | … 8 |
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| 21 | 21 | | (4) Maintain in good and safe working order and promptly repair all electrical, 9 |
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| 22 | 22 | | plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and other facilities 10 |
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| 23 | 23 | | and appliances supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord provided 11 |
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| 24 | 24 | | that notification of needed repairs is made to the landlord in writing by the 12 |
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| 25 | 25 | | tenant, except in emergency situations. 13 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (4a) Provide operable air conditioning capable of cooling the air within the 14 |
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| 27 | 27 | | premises to maintain a reasonable indoor temperature during warm weather 15 |
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| 28 | 28 | | conditions. The landlord shall ensure that the air conditioning system is in 16 |
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| 29 | 29 | | good working order at the beginning of each tenancy. 17 |
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| 30 | 30 | | …." 18 |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to residential 19 |
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| 32 | 32 | | rental agreements and renewals entered into on or after that date. 20 |
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