Call for rules as renters cop extreme heat

By Marion Rae
Updated March 17 2022 - 12:11am, first published 12:05am
Rental homes regularly exceed safe temperature limits, advocacy organisation Better Renting says.
Rental homes regularly exceed safe temperature limits, advocacy organisation Better Renting says.

Some renters are sweltering in unhealthy conditions over summer, prompting calls for new standards for air-conditioning and insulation to keep tenants alive.

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