Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2025

This bill creates a 3-year pilot program to install temperature sensors in federally assisted rental homes. HUD will give grants to public housing agencies and participating landlords to put sensors in units, with the tenant’s written permission, to help make sure apartments meet required indoor temperature levels. Participants must monitor the sensor data and keep records of temperature-related complaints and violations. HUD will set who can join, define what counts as a temperature complaint or violation, and set privacy rules for personal data collected during the pilot. Collected data is kept until HUD finishes its review of the pilot. HUD must publish an interim report after 12 months and a final report after the pilot, including what worked, what didn’t, and how different sensor tech compares across climates and costs. Funding is authorized for grants, program administration, and technical help.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Residents in federally assisted rentals, public housing agencies, and owners who join the pilot. Sensors must be internet-capable and measure temperature to a tenth of a degree.
• What changes: Install sensors with tenant permission, monitor data, keep complaint records, protect personal information under HUD standards, and report results.
• When: HUD sets criteria, definitions, and privacy standards within 180 days of enactment; interim report 12 months after the pilot starts; final report 36 months after the pilot ends; the pilot itself lasts 3 years.