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2011 SESSION

11100763D
HOUSE BILL NO. 2091
Offered January 12, 2011
Prefiled January 12, 2011
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 36-99.12, relating to the Uniform Statewide Building Code; air conditioning in certain residential buildings.
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Patron-- Herring
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 36-99.12 as follows:

§ 36-99.12. Cooling supply in certain residential buildings.

Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling units, rooming units, or dormitory or guest rooms on terms, either express or implied, to furnish cooling to the occupants thereof shall supply sufficient cooling during the period from May 1 to October 1 to maintain a temperature of not more than 80 degrees Fahrenheit in all habitable rooms.