A new ordinance requires landlords to provide working air conditioning in rental properties. The measure was approved by a vote of 12-2 and will go into effect on December 17. Readers have been responding to the news, with landlords raising concerns about cost, responsibility, and fairness.

Some have questioned what protections they have if a tenant misuses equipment, such as setting the air conditioning to its lowest setting and causing damage. Further details and reader comments are available from the source, including responses from landlords and information about the new ordinance.