TCH bans window A/C units from its buildings
Posted December 3, 2019 11:04 am.
Toronto Community Housing (TCH) has banned window air conditioning systems from its buildings after a toddler died last month when an A/C unit fell eight storeys.
According to the new rules, tenants are no longer allowed to install a window air conditioner, and any A/C systems not supported by a balcony will be removed by the end of the year.
“Going forward, staff will no longer provide consent to tenants who request permission to install a window air conditioner in their home. Tenants who currently have a window air conditioner contained within a balcony may continue to use them until further notice,” TCH said in a release on Tuesday.
The two-year-old girl died on Nov. 11 when an air conditioning unit became dislodged from the eighth floor of a building near Lawrence Avenue and Scarborough Golf Club Road.
TCH began taking down about 6,000 window units from its multi-storey buildings on Nov. 28 and intends to have them all removed by Christmas.
Soon after, TCH will also start removing window A/C units from its townhomes.
The corporation said any units that are taken down will be replaced with a floor model at no charge to the tenant.