As a booth renter if the A/C goes out in our salon, shouldn't the salon owner be responsible to have it fixed ASAP which they are not doing?
Question Details: And should we still have to pay rent due to the fact that we are losing clients because of the unbearable 100 degree temp in the salon? What can we do legally?
If you have a rental or lease agreement, you need to read it and see what it says, if anything, about repairs and habitability. Personally, I would go out and buy a portable A/C and ask for reimbursement--since the unit would probably cost less than the tips you are losing.
The law demands that residential spaces be habitable, but that doesn't include the right to air conditioning and that doesn't always apply to commercial space. Commercial spaces are required to have heating, doors, windows, etc.--but not A/C.
So, since there is no law on point--you are limited to any oral or written contract that you have with the landlord.
Best of luck,
