i know in texas its the same in st pete fl. my friend was in husten(unsure how to spell it) for a while for collage and his shitty honda had a o-ring go out so it leacked out all the frean. there are a/c shops that will check it for free to find the problem and will tell ya how much it would to fix the a/c. mine is a o-ring in the front that i just have to get to the autoparts store and buy a o-ring and hook one of my canasters up and charge the system.