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id: cf0011e98a
section: housing
first_reported: 2026-11-11 19:59 EST
updated: 2026-11-11 19:59 EST
status: reported
outlets: 1
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# State heating season rule runs Sept. 15 to May 31

WBZ-TV reported that the state Sanitary Code defines the heating season as September 15 to May 31, after a tenant questioned the dates during a warm November.

Section: [Housing & Homelessness](/boston/section/housing.md) · Entities: [Sanitary Code](/boston/wiki/sanitary-code.md), [Kelli Bergman](/boston/wiki/kelli-bergman.md), [WBZ-TV](/boston/wiki/wbz-tv.md)

## Coverage

- [WBZ-TV CBS News Boston](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/massachusetts-heating-cooling-season-law-state-housing/), 2026-11-11 19:59 EST: Should Massachusetts adjust "heating season" law for state housing?

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.