A new study from Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, or SAJE, looks at how extreme heat effects renters like Lopez across Los Angeles. The nonprofit interviewed 58 mainly low-income tenants, and most said they didn't have air conditioning, either because they couldn't pay for it or because their landlord wouldn't allow it. LAist's Libby Rainey reports.

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">A <a href="https://www.saje.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Renters-Right-to-Cooling-FINAL-6.7.25.pdf">new study</a> from Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, or SAJE, looks at how extreme heat effects renters like Lopez across Los Angeles. The nonprofit interviewed 58 mainly low-income tenants, and most said they didn't have air conditioning, either because they couldn't pay for it or because their landlord wouldn't allow it. LAist's Libby Rainey reports.</p>