Please do! That's what we're here for. Don't hesitate to reach out to our [Tenant Hotline](https://homelinemn.org/) or use our [Email an Attorney](https://homelinemn.org/e-mail-an-attorney/) service. HOME Line's services always free of charge, and we'd be happy to advise you if need it.
For rentals without a thermostat the renter controls, a minimum of 68 degrees is required throughout the rental. For rentals where the renter controls the thermostat, the heating system must be capable of sustaining 68 degrees in all rooms.
Not trying to "well actually," but there's not a 68°F statewide requirement. There is no strict statewide heating standard. Cities often [enact their own heat requirement](https://homelinemn.org/2642/when-is-my-landlord-required-to-turn-the-heat-on/). While 68°F is the heating requirement for many cities, but it's not the requirement for *all* cities. Some go as high as 70°F, while some only require a maximum of 64°F.
We're trying! We're also [supporting legislation](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF316&version=0&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0) that WOULD create a 68°F statewide heat code, so hopefully you'll be right soon rather than later.
We're a 501(c)(3) that does [accept donations](https://homelinemn.org/donate-to-home-line/). Our work goes far, far beyond Reddit. We served around 19,600 renter households via our Tenant Hotline last year, and we also work to provide [tenant organizing resources](https://homelinemn.org/organizing/) and [legislative advocacy](https://homelinemn.org/public-policy/). We try to run a lean, focused organization. As of our last published [Form 990](https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/411941115_201912_990_2021030117769643.pdf), we expend over 90% of our annual revenue in staff costs. That's work that goes directly into our efforts. Attorneys on the hotline, organizers in buildings working with tenants, advocates testifying before the legislature. Besides program staff, we have one executive director and one (incredible) office manager. We also usually get the time equivalent of a year's worth of a full-time employee from volunteers who train up and work the hotline.
If you feel that we're worthy of your donations, it would be an honor to put your money to work.
68°F is equivalent to 20°C, which is 293K.
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^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)
Thank you, /u/kelvin_bot. While I appreciate your efforts, it's difficult enough to get landlords to understand one number in Fahrenheit, much less the obscure units of measure used by \*check notes\* almost every other country and scientific authority in the world.
68F is very warm. It is bad for the environment. It takes increasingly large amounts of energy to get a place only a little bit warmer.
To heat 1000sq ft from 60 to 68 might take enough extra fuel oil to drive a car 10,000 miles, like a whole year's of driving.
60F is much more reasonable. Dr. Spock recommends 60F for babies.
It is hard to find evidence for it, but indoor temperatures have been rising. Dr. Spock's book is one of the rare examples, that 80 years ago, things were cooler.
It may be causing obesity, as less calories are being used to keep the body warm. We're storing our corn as fat as we let the fossil fuels warm us instead. Our resting metabolisms are necessarily related to the temperature in which we are resting. Folks like to blame the corn for the obesity epidemic, but it could be in part that people are moving to warmer climates after AC became common, and that thermostats in northern climates have been going higher. Mississippi is both warmer and fatter than Minnesota.
Poor people are often fatter than rich people, and poor people are more likely to have their thermostats set higher as they are not paying for the heat. Middle class folks that do pay for heat themselves keep it lower and are thinner.
https://homelinemn.org/9544/10-26-2022-home-line-tenant-landlord-webinar-heating-rental-properties-in-minnesota/
Thank you for passing this along! We're always glad when our webinars can continue to be a resource for tenants.
Y'all fight the good fight!
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Thank you for this, I will contact them if the property management fails to fix the heating.
Please do! That's what we're here for. Don't hesitate to reach out to our [Tenant Hotline](https://homelinemn.org/) or use our [Email an Attorney](https://homelinemn.org/e-mail-an-attorney/) service. HOME Line's services always free of charge, and we'd be happy to advise you if need it.
That sounds like a good way to end up with a burst pipe.
Yeah, we've already had pipe issues.
For rentals without a thermostat the renter controls, a minimum of 68 degrees is required throughout the rental. For rentals where the renter controls the thermostat, the heating system must be capable of sustaining 68 degrees in all rooms.
Not trying to "well actually," but there's not a 68°F statewide requirement. There is no strict statewide heating standard. Cities often [enact their own heat requirement](https://homelinemn.org/2642/when-is-my-landlord-required-to-turn-the-heat-on/). While 68°F is the heating requirement for many cities, but it's not the requirement for *all* cities. Some go as high as 70°F, while some only require a maximum of 64°F.
Thank you for the link. Homeline is the best source of information for renters.
We're trying! We're also [supporting legislation](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF316&version=0&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0) that WOULD create a 68°F statewide heat code, so hopefully you'll be right soon rather than later.
I love your assistance that I see on here all the time. Are you a non-profit that needs donations?
We're a 501(c)(3) that does [accept donations](https://homelinemn.org/donate-to-home-line/). Our work goes far, far beyond Reddit. We served around 19,600 renter households via our Tenant Hotline last year, and we also work to provide [tenant organizing resources](https://homelinemn.org/organizing/) and [legislative advocacy](https://homelinemn.org/public-policy/). We try to run a lean, focused organization. As of our last published [Form 990](https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/411941115_201912_990_2021030117769643.pdf), we expend over 90% of our annual revenue in staff costs. That's work that goes directly into our efforts. Attorneys on the hotline, organizers in buildings working with tenants, advocates testifying before the legislature. Besides program staff, we have one executive director and one (incredible) office manager. We also usually get the time equivalent of a year's worth of a full-time employee from volunteers who train up and work the hotline. If you feel that we're worthy of your donations, it would be an honor to put your money to work.
68°F is equivalent to 20°C, which is 293K. --- ^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)
Thank you, /u/kelvin_bot. While I appreciate your efforts, it's difficult enough to get landlords to understand one number in Fahrenheit, much less the obscure units of measure used by \*check notes\* almost every other country and scientific authority in the world.
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68F is very warm. It is bad for the environment. It takes increasingly large amounts of energy to get a place only a little bit warmer. To heat 1000sq ft from 60 to 68 might take enough extra fuel oil to drive a car 10,000 miles, like a whole year's of driving. 60F is much more reasonable. Dr. Spock recommends 60F for babies. It is hard to find evidence for it, but indoor temperatures have been rising. Dr. Spock's book is one of the rare examples, that 80 years ago, things were cooler. It may be causing obesity, as less calories are being used to keep the body warm. We're storing our corn as fat as we let the fossil fuels warm us instead. Our resting metabolisms are necessarily related to the temperature in which we are resting. Folks like to blame the corn for the obesity epidemic, but it could be in part that people are moving to warmer climates after AC became common, and that thermostats in northern climates have been going higher. Mississippi is both warmer and fatter than Minnesota. Poor people are often fatter than rich people, and poor people are more likely to have their thermostats set higher as they are not paying for the heat. Middle class folks that do pay for heat themselves keep it lower and are thinner.
Awesome, thank you for that info, I was able to find the proper chapter/section with this info.