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- Title
Problems of Energy Conservation for Tenants of Rented Housing.
- Authors
Meyer-Renschhausen, Martin
- Abstract
Empirical data show that energy-conserving investments have been carried out less frequently in rented as opposed to owner occupied houses. Therefore tenants who are more likely to have lower incomes feel energy price increases more strongly than families in owner occupied dwellings. Under present conditions landlords do not have a strong motive to act to lower the energy bill of their tenants. This is partly due to legal obstacles regarding the possibilities of transferring energy conservation costs to the tenants. Partly it also has to do with the lack of transparency in the housing market. Possibilities of improvement through better information about the energy quality of dwellings and through tenants' "do-it-yourself" activities are discussed.
- Subjects
ENERGY conservation; RESIDENTIAL energy conservation; ENERGY conservation equipment
- Publication
Journal of Consumer Policy, 1983, Vol 6, Issue 2, p195
- ISSN
0168-7034
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF00411379