{"id":692,"date":"2021-02-08T01:02:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T01:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?post_type=studies&p=13929"},"modified":"2021-02-08T15:51:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T15:51:39","slug":"nyc-heat-complaints-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/nyc-heat-complaints-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Complaints Skyrocketed in Parkchester, Auburndale, and Fort Greene"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the polar vortex continues to funnel cold Arctic air into New York, New Yorkers brace for another week of wet and snowy weather. While staying warm at home is the only option for most people due to the pandemic, some are not so lucky, especially those who rent apartments in the city.<\/p>\n

Although required by the NYC Heat Law<\/a>, some landlords are too forgetful to turn on the heat, leaving the tenants to face the consequences of their irresponsible actions. Our studies in the past couple of years have shown that certain parts of the city, such as Erasmus (Brooklyn<\/a>), Norwood (the Bronx<\/a>), and Hamilton Heights (Manhattan<\/a>), are just not getting the heat they need, despite people’s complaints to 311. As we brace ourselves for the cold with some hot cocoa, it is time to see which neighborhoods suffer the most this winter.<\/p>\n

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