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<section number="13-162.02" name="Equipment provided by the landlord" law="code" slug="sec-13-162.02" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_13HOPRST_DIV3LANARE_SD2LANACO_S13-162.02EQPRLA">
  <text>The owner of each dwelling or dwelling unit must assure compliance with the following standards during human habitation:</text>
  <level label="a">
    <text>Equipment which is provided by the landlord shall be properly installed, connected, and maintained, and shall be capable of adequately performing the function for which it was designed.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Air conditioning in rental housing. Except when required for reasonable maintenance and repair, if the landlord supplies air conditioning units or a central air conditioning system, it shall be maintained in a safe and good working condition. Safe and good working condition shall mean that between June 1 and September 30:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each owner of rental housing where cooling is not under the control of the tenant shall maintain a temperature of no more than 80 degrees Fahrenheit (80°F) in each habitable space at a distance of three (3) feet above floor level, above the floor near the center of the room and two (2) feet inward from the center of each exterior wall; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each owner of rental housing where the cooling is under the control of the tenant shall provide an air conditioning system capable of maintaining a temperature of no more than 80 degrees Fahrenheit (80°F).</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Enforcement - Air Conditioning in Rental Housing. Tenants may bring complaints of violations of 13-162.02(b) to the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement (DPIE). If DPIE finds that a violation has occurred, DPIE shall impose a civil fine up to five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.</text>
  </level>
</section>
