North Lanarkshire Council tenants asked to identify mould, damp and condensation concerns

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Council tenants living in North Lanarkshire will be contacted to identify any concerns they have in relation to mould, damp and condensation within their homes.A composite motion was confirmed during the year's final full council meeting which calls for the wording of this correspondence to be agreed with political leaders and for all problems reported to be investigated and rectified.Updates will be submitted to the housing committee and the objective is to complete this work by summer 2023.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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