Window guards stopping installation of air conditioner

Member since 2023 · 48 posts · 14 votes

Good evening,

I'm a landlord and have a tenant on the 2nd floor who has children. Therefore, it's required to put up window guards for their safety. Since the weather is getting warmer, they would like to use their window air conditioning.

The problem is that the window guards are not allowing the air conditioners to be installed. What options do I have to help my tenants to have some type or relief from the upcoming hot temperatures?

Looking forward to your replies.

Thank you in advance for all the advice/tips.

P.S. Attached is a photo of the window guard

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Chris SeveneyBusiness Member
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Investor · VA · Member since 2015 · 21k+ posts · 19k+ votes
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Quote from @Ryan Brown:

Good evening,
I'm a landlord and have a tenant on the 2nd floor who has children. Therefore, it's required to put up window guards for their safety. Since the weather is getting warmer, they would like to use their window air conditioning.
The problem is that the window guards are not allowing the air conditioners to be installed. What options do I have to help my tenants to have some type or relief from the upcoming hot temperatures?
Looking forward to your replies.
Thank you in advance for all the advice/tips.

P.S. Attached is a photo of the window guard

They can get one of the portable air conditioners that do not extend out past the window.
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Ryan Brown
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Member since 2023 · 48 posts · 14 votes
2y
Quote from @Chris Seveney:

Quote from @Ryan Brown:

Good evening,
I'm a landlord and have a tenant on the 2nd floor who has children. Therefore, it's required to put up window guards for their safety. Since the weather is getting warmer, they would like to use their window air conditioning.
The problem is that the window guards are not allowing the air conditioners to be installed. What options do I have to help my tenants to have some type or relief from the upcoming hot temperatures?
Looking forward to your replies.
Thank you in advance for all the advice/tips.

P.S. Attached is a photo of the window guard

They can get one of the portable air conditioners that do not extend out past the window.
Hey Chris
Thank you for the tip. I have another question.
In New York City, it’s the law to have window guards for an apartment if a child below the age of 10 is living there.

Is taking out the window guard and screwing in the air conditioner in replacement of the window guards an option?
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Sergio A. Chucaralao
Investor · Teaneck · Member since 2022 · 49 posts · 29 votes
2y
Quote from @Ryan Brown:

Good evening,
I'm a landlord and have a tenant on the 2nd floor who has children. Therefore, it's required to put up window guards for their safety. Since the weather is getting warmer, they would like to use their window air conditioning.
The problem is that the window guards are not allowing the air conditioners to be installed. What options do I have to help my tenants to have some type or relief from the upcoming hot temperatures?
Looking forward to your replies.
Thank you in advance for all the advice/tips.

P.S. Attached is a photo of the window guard

I would reach out the building department and ask them what is allowed, usually the window air conditioner doesn't leave enough gap on the sides for a child to fit and you secure the window with brackets in the window tracks, this way the window doesn’t slide up. But again I would check to make sure.
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Mohammed Rahman
Real Estate Broker · New York, NY · Member since 2020 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
2y
Hey @Ryan Brown - couple things come to mind. With a window AC being installed, wouldn't it be secured in place so that the rest of the window cannot be opened? Meaning there wouldn't be any safety issue for the kids - I've never run into this but could be worth looking into with NYC DOB.
You could also tell your tenant to just get a standing unit that doesn't need to be installed into the window itself... or just shell out some $ for a split unit :)
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