Unless it's in the lease, nothing in Tennessee's Landlord-Tenant Act gives renters the right to air conditioning.

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.

  • jaemo@sh.itjust.works
    239·
    5 months ago

    Counter point: do I have a right to engage in activities that cause the overall habitability of the planet to drop for vast swathes of the population?

    Edit: I seem to be getting taken out of context here. I’m referring to corporations/landlords in this context, not the humans wanting to be cool.

    Poor wording, rip inbox.

    • TheMonkeyLord@lemm.ee
      141·
      5 months ago

      That is only a question that can be asked after corporations are made responsible for their damages, considering they account for the VAST majority of emissions

    • intensely_human@lemm.ee
      10·
      5 months ago

      Are you arguing that her running her air conditioner cause the habitability of the planet to drop? On what dimension, and by what amount?

      Let’s say in one timeline she runs her air conditioner for six hours. In the other timeline she doesn’t. What’s the difference in Earth’s habitability between those two scenarios?