'It's inhumane.' Despite how hot it is, Tennessee renters don't have a right to air conditioning
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Despite how hot it is, landlords in Tennessee are not required to keep the air conditioning running.
In our changing climate, that probably comes as a surprise.
However, unless it's in the lease, nothing in Tennessee's Landlord-Tenant Act gives renters the right to air conditioning.
"I think it's unfair. It's inhumane to me because without air we can't live and breathe," said Anita Brown.
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Tennessee is hot and humid.
Temperatures over 104f (40c) were common before climate change.
104 is the UK record from 2022. 113 for Tennessee, a record set during the great depression.
This is above the wet bulb level and AC isn't a privilege because without it, people will die.
I took a measure from a friend's house in east Tennessee the other day. 40-some percent humidity (really good!), but 88F in the shade, 93F in direct sun, and 116F when standing over blacktop.
2500 people die because of heat... Sure it sucks but that's like almost nothing
https://nypost.com/2021/07/14/more-die-of-cold-medias-heat-death-climate-obsession-leads-to-lousy-fixes/
This was seriously your response was to back track and say, well actually, cold is more dangerous anyway?
You don't need to reply. You proved to me already that you're not acring in good faith.
2500 is still a tragedy, especially when a good portion of those deaths were preventable
Who knows, maybe next time that'll be you in that statistic. Not that it'll be a big loss for society