Housing Equity and Rental Transparency Act, 2025
Sponsored by Bowman, Stephanie · First Reading Ordered for Second Reading
- Requires landlords to keep common areas at 26 degrees Celsius or less from May 15 to September 15, with municipal inspection and work orders
- Requires digital visitor parking registration systems in buildings with 100 or more rental units and bans charging fees for visitor parking
- Sets a 20 percent rent abatement if a vital service is withheld for more than 24 hours over three months
- Requires video surveillance systems and a security guard in buildings with 100 or more rental units
- Gives a 5 percent rent abatement if an elevator is out of service for more than 48 hours over three months
- Requires landlords to publish yearly maintenance statistics online, limiting rent increases if less than 90 percent of requests are resolved
- Requires elevator owners to use remote monitoring and report outages longer than 24 hours to the Technical Standards and Safety Authority