Better water pressure for older people in tall buildings

Relating to required water pressure boosters for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Introduced· 2025-01-07

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This bill would make sure tall apartment buildings for older people have strong water pressure for safety, helping residents get water during emergencies.

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This bill would help older people living in tall apartment buildings by making sure they have good water pressure, especially during emergencies like a fire. This means developers building these types of homes would have to add special pumps. While this could make building costs a bit higher, possibly leading to slightly higher rents, it is meant to keep residents safer. People should decide if the added safety is worth the potential extra cost.

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The facts

What the bill actually says, no spin.

This bill would apply to apartment buildings that get special tax help for low income housing.
It would only affect buildings for people 55 years and older.
The buildings must be four stories or taller.
These buildings would need a water pressure booster to get water to every floor during an emergency.
New buildings finished after January 1, 2026, would have to follow this rule right away.
Older buildings would have until January 1, 2030, to add the booster.
The state housing department would make sure buildings follow these rules and report to lawmakers.