Federal policymakers have vowed to take action to protect subsidized housing tenants from carbon monoxide poisoning after a series of recent deaths — but it may take months, if not longer, to see results.
In some states, proposals to require carbon monoxide detectors in residences have run into opposition from lobbyists representing property managers, builders and realtors, among others. In Arkansas, industry groups recentlystate legislators to remove requirements for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in rental housing in a proposed bill, claiming the requirements, among other changes, would impose an undue economic burden on landlords and ultimately harm tenants.
Congressional Democrats behind the new carbon monoxide bills are trying to get ahead of such concerns, attaching $10 million in funding to the legislation that’s been introduced — a small price tag by federal standards. But while the legislation seems relatively uncontroversial, Congressional staffers still worry that it could fall by the wayside, precisely because it doesn’t generate heated partisan views.
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