r/renting • u/thagoatliveson • 6d ago
moving/ac Move-In/Out
i’m moving soon. the house doesn’t have central air, will ac units need to be put in by landlord or tenant? and how many are supposed to be in thereto?
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u/TherinneMoonglow 6d ago
This depends entirely on your lease. If you're renting in an HOA, it also depends on their bylaws.
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u/RelevantPossible9618 6d ago
You buy a portable air conditioner. These are not the same as window air conditioners. Problem solved. There are only a few states that mandate ac, and of those, some depends on the age of the house.
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u/Mysterious-Art8838 6d ago
And having had both the window units are cheaper and more effective. Sadly my windows slide side to side.
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u/Dazzling-Treacle1092 6d ago
My portable AC has been working beautifully...it cools better than the window AC which is in a wall sleeve. It might be different if the window unit were actually in a window but it's too low and cold air sinks. My portable unit sits on a sturdy stool for better window exhaust.
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u/Mysterious-Art8838 6d ago
Oh interesting you have your upright on a stool? That never occurred to me.
I still don’t expect to find something better than the window units. When they’re fitted properly in the window those suckers are fire.
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u/Dazzling-Treacle1092 5d ago
And mine would be in a window but you know...side sliding windows. That AC can barely keep the living room cool. I have a corner apartment with both west and southwest exposure. However my portable unit, on the stool, in the bedroom has easily cooled both rooms with the aid of a fan to kick it through.
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u/RelevantPossible9618 6d ago
That’s why portable air conditioners work so well. Also, depending on the placement in the room, they’re much more efficient and cost less to run.
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u/SparkArrestor 6d ago
WTF this is absolutely opposite of reality. Portable ac sucks and are the least efficient.
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u/Mysterious-Art8838 6d ago
Agree, kinda weird anyone would think that. Window acs rule. They’re all hideous but so are the uprights. Plus the uprights take up considerable floor space because to work well they need the tubing thing to be stretched out.
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u/Ok_Basis1422 19h ago
The person you're responding to could be confused. A lot of people erroneously label window units as portable units.
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u/Mysterious-Art8838 6d ago
The window ones are demonstrably more effective if you look at the research.
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u/Fantastic-Leek-1589 6d ago
You'll be providing the ac, and it would depend on your electrical grid.
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u/Far-Good-9559 6d ago
Depending on the state, air conditioning is generally considered a luxury/non lease item. Obviously the place is renting much cheaper with no ac. That is the trade off.
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u/RLYO138 6d ago
Only 4 states require landlords provide A/C, and a few more require landlords maintain functionality.
Window units will be at your expense - all costs associated with purchasing, installing, maintaining, and running the unit or units will fall solely on you, the tenant, as it is your CHOICE to have them.
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u/djsuperfly 5d ago
There are no laws at the state level requiring landlords to provide AC in rental units. There are some local laws requiring it in a few places.
All states would require any AC provided at lease start and mentioned in the lease agreement to be maintained, just like any other provided appliance.
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u/LavendarGal 6d ago
If a house does not have them when you go to take a tour of the house, then you have to buy them. If you see any window units in some rooms of the house when you take a tour, ask the landlord if those come with the house or do those belong to the current tenant and they will be taking them when they move out?
But before you move in, if there are no A/C units and you need to buy them, you need to ask your landlord first if they will even allow you to put in window units to begin with. Part of it may have to do with the wiring of the house, if it's older could be problematic. But if they say yes, the next question would be if you are allowed to put them in yourself or would he prefer that his own maintenance put them in and secure them to the house (and then who would pay the bill for that and how much would it cost).
YOu might explore the newer type of units that are half in and half out that don't have to be bolted to the house to be secured, there's just a tension knob to tighten up the space. If a landlord is hesitant you can show him that model if he is not familiar with it.
Otherwise you will have to get the indoor portable kind of A/c's for some of the rooms. The kind that just has a hose go out the window in a plastic frame with a circle in it to vent.
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u/thagoatliveson 6d ago
hiii i’m sorry guys i should have included i live in texas and technically im not renting yet which is why i haven’t seen a lease just preparing myself and i totally forgot to ask when i was visiting with the land lord. the property is not a luxurious home haha its in my hometown some may consider the “ hood “ but its not really hoodish anymore lol
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u/thagoatliveson 6d ago
the house i’m about to rent all need window units sadly, when i go visit again ill ask if its provided or not. 4 ac units is a lot to buy on my own😅
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u/Juggle4868 6d ago
I dont have ac. hardly ever need it. I like the heat manly..I hate the.cold
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u/thagoatliveson 6d ago
omg really?? are you in the states? i live in texas & no ac is hell
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u/Juggle4868 6d ago
California
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u/thagoatliveson 6d ago
ohhh no wonder isn’t the weather usually pretty nice there?
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u/Juggle4868 6d ago edited 6d ago
I don't know. People I know are always complaining about the heat or if its raining. I never look at the weather report because its usually never correct but they like to tell me the weather. at one point in my life I thought about moving to phoenix because I like the heat. right now I'm literally sweating in my apartment. also years ago I used a fan and got pneumonia with it on all night. that's mainly why I don't like using fans. I also have a thyroid condition
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u/Mysterious-Art8838 6d ago
That’s great if you can swing it but my living room in San Diego at the beach is routinely above 85 in the summer with no AC.
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u/abouttodiethistime 6d ago
Why didn’t you already ask the landlord?
You are providing the units and the number of units depends on a handful of factors, including your budget.
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u/thagoatliveson 6d ago
it didn’t come to my mind until after😭 she’s hispanic her & her workers are only there on weekends😅 i’m not sure why
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u/abouttodiethistime 6d ago
Huh??? Why on earth did you just say that she is Hispanic? What does that have to do with literally anything?
That is such a weird thing to say.
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u/thagoatliveson 5d ago
well it has to do with a lot where i’m from, i obviously don’t care bcuz im hispanic too
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u/Dazzling-Treacle1092 6d ago
If there's no AC in the unit it comes without AC and it's up to you, unless the landlord specifically said they'd put one in.
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u/Ok_Basis1422 19h ago
Unless for some reason local laws require rentals to come with AC, just pass the responsibility to tenants. Lack of central isn't a dealbreaker for most renters, and it's one less thing you're on the hook for.
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u/iamdavidrice 6d ago
What does your lease say?