• misguidedfunk@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    While there are risk factors associated with gas appliances, I think it’s incredibly high handed to just tell people to go buy non gas appliances. Good ventilation should be absolutely codified in municipal codes, but not everyone can just eat the ancillary costs associated with swapping out new stoves and fuel sources.

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      1 year ago

      In a world where everyone owns their home I’d probably agree.

      In markets where almost everyone is renting, pushing safety costs onto the owner makes sense to me, renters have no financial incentive to upgrade and usually aren’t allowed anyways.

      EV charging faces some similar hurdles, and in both cases lawmakers seem skittish about imposing costs specifically onto landlords like this. If the property is owned explicitly for turning a profit, it seems reasonable to expect them to invest in stuff like this too.

      e: and if those costs are too high… there’s a long line of people who’d love the landlords to fuck off and sell it back to the market.

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        1 year ago

        I’d be interested to know the number of houses/ apartments that had gas ranges. I never met a landlord who’d give you anything beyond a coil top.

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          I’ve only had it in colder climates where gas is a prerequisite for heat (be it forced air or steam boiler). In warmer areas I’ve always had electric.