I rent a house and found out that my a/c is inefficient. It is a 20 year old unit and is costing me almost 400 dollars a month. It is cooling the house but the energy costs are not affordabe. is my landlord required to fix or replace is due to the inefficiency causing such high energy costs? If so where can I find this law in black and white.
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Your pretty much s.o.l. Sorry. Landlord in Florida. However, here's a hint - can you claim that the unit "is making you sick." It sounds like your ducts are clogged and need to be blown out. This is about a 200.00 procedure . . . You'll be a lot better off if you claim "allergic reaction" than repair.
No, your landlord would only be required to repair the unit if it failed, not improve the unit's performance.
If it breaks then they would be required to fix it.
Could you possibly buy yourself an energy efficient window-unit or one of those A/C's that sits inside the room? I bet it would save you money in the long run.
All it needs to do is cool the room. A 20 year old unit will not last forever and the landlord will have to replace it with no less than a 13 seer unit per EPA mandate. So you can live with it and hope it fails soon, or move.
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