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Under consideration PE2143: Introduce legislation to require all landlords to tackle damp and mould to specified standards
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce legislation to require all private and registered social landlords to investigate and remediate damp and mould within specified timeframes and to high-quality standards.
Background information
Thousands of complaints about damp and mould have been made across Scotland in recent years. A Sunday Post Freedom of Information request to 22 local authorities in Scotland showed that 14,451 complaints about damp and mould were made in 2021-22, a 19 percent increase on the year before.
In late 2024, Glasgow Councillors discussed the massive increase in complaints about damp and mould in low-income social housing with some of them demanding an Awaab’s Law in Scotland, as has been done in England.
The health problems associated with mould spores from mouldy homes can be potentially fatal for people with underlying health conditions, such as lung and heart disease, according to an increasing number of doctors. It can also cause mental health problems.
There is a major problem with damp and mould in Scotland, and it is clear that we need legislation to ensure that this is tackled.
60 signatures
This petition is now under consideration
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