They can affect the cooking process.

Originally posted by @Justin Cook:@Damien Hall DC is one of the most tenant friendly areas in the US, I can understand why @Russell Brazil would stay away if possible.

The Illinois Rental Property Owners Association is opposed to this unnecessary legislation.Here are the reasons why: The type of battery in a smoke detector does not make the detector work betterPeople remove batteries when the detector goes off while cooking.

Typically along the lines of: cooking (meals are prepared or they have a dining room), cleaning (they don't have to clean their room/apt), bathing (if it is a fall risk/concern), and potentially laundry, etc.People often confuse this with a nursing home which it is not, or at least the level of care shouldn't be at a nursing home level.

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They must not be defective due to dampness or otherwise.The landlord must ensure that electricity or gas supplies are safe and in good repair, and that every room has adequate ventilation and both natural and artificial lighting.Laundry, food preparation and food storageArticle 8 of the 2008 Regulations (as amended) requires private landlords to provide access to: A washing machineA clothes-dryer if the dwelling does not have a private garden or yardThey must also provide facilities for cooking and for the hygienic storage of food, to include the following: 4-ring hob with oven and grillCooker hood or extractor fanFridge and freezer, or a fridge-freezerMicrowave ovenKitchen cupboards that are suitable and adequate for storing foodSink with mains water supply, hot water and draining areaFor dwellings rented from local authorities and approved housing bodies, the relevant requirements are in Article 7 of the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 1993.

And future leases should state:  1.If Tenant elects to cook outdoors on the patio, the barbecue grill is to be kept a minimum of 15 feet away from the house, and stored outdoors at all times.

It’s pretty thorough, they look for things like a carbon monoxide detector, house manual with emergency contact info, plate/cup cooking sets,etc.

They like fully stocked kitchen for cooking, which can be challenging to cadd in a motel room3.

Sure, just like there are way to run a restaurant without ever cooking food, ways of running a newspaper without ever writing a headline and ways of running a car service without ever getting behind the wheel.It involves hiring or subcontracting out all the work to other people who do these things for you.