NEW YORK — New legislation that would install heat sensors in apartment buildings with bad track records of no heat or hot water violations has been introduced by Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, Council Members Ritchie Torres, Robert E. Cornegy Jr. and Mark Levine.
First, the bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, HPD, to identify the 150 buildings with the highest ratios of temperature violations.
Second, heat sensors would be placed in each living room of each unit. These devices are able to display info over the internet for the tenant and owner to view.
“Thanks to tech innovators like Heat Seek, when it comes to combating heat harassment, there’s an app for that. With this legislation, the heat is on,” said Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams.