Re: Air conditioning is not required in CA - Landlord Forum thread 354087

Re: Air conditioning is not required in CA by Anonymous on September 4, 2017 @05:06

I just moved into this 600+ sq ft rental home that has only one ac window unit. Before I moved in, I raised the concern on whether this was a working AC that circulates the whole house. I met with the property management to view the home one morning and the unit seemed to be working fine. It was probably around the 70s that morning. Well since I moved in and it's only been a month, the temperature reached over the 100s during the day (it was 110 the last couple of days) and with the unit set to 65 degrees running all day, the house remain above the 90s. The house doesn't cool down until after 10pm. The unit doesn't adequately cool down the house. I brought this up to property management the first week I moved in. They were rude and said "we're not going to fix anything." Since then, I have the ceiling fan running in every room. I bought another ac window unit for another room and bought portable fans. Theres no circulation. The house still remains in the 90s. My kids have nosebleed from the heat. It's so stuffy in the house, we get dizzy sometimes. We can't go outside or stay indoors. The house is so loud with all the fans running. Can you imagine my electric bill? It cost the same as a home double the size as this house, but with a working AC. Not mention, my fridge working its full capacity and not completely keeping my food at the right temperature. It's 2AM right now, although it has cooled down, I'm waiting for my Motrin to kick in because I have a massive headache from today's heat. How is this considered habitable? This is crazy. Am I stuck here for another 11 months? Can anyone advise on what I can do?

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