Maintenance & Repairs
The Housing Maintenance Section is responsible for the management and maintenance of the Council’s Housing Estates. We ensure that houses conform to the minimum standards as set out in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations, 1993, including :
- House in proper state of structural repair.
- Adequate ventilation in each room.
- Adequate means of heating (fireplace).
- A sink with hot and cold water supply.
- Electrical Circuits in good repair.
If you need to report a maintenance issue please contact the Housing Maintenance Section at 8664084 or alternatively e-mail voreilly@laoiscoco.ie
Repairs for which the tenants are responsible under their Tenancy Agreement:
Repair to broken Windows.
Decoration (Both internal and External).
Damage caused by negligence.
Clearing blockages from toilets, sinks and gutters, etc.
Cleaning of Chimneys.
Maintenance of gardens, fences, boundary wall, gates and fuel houses.
Internal joinery such as skirting boards, internal door handlers, locks, kitchen units.
Draught proofing of doors and windows.
Maintenance and replacement of fire grates and fire fronts.
Maintenance of solid fuel cookers.
Repairs to electrical appliances and sockets not installed by the Council.
Damage caused to electrical wiring or plumbing by the tenant, i.e., changing the heating pipes to install central heating or putting in new sockets, etc. Replacement of floor and fireplace tiles.
Repair of leaking or dripping taps.
Cleaning of septic tanks and blocked drains.
Maintenance of smoke alarms.
Tenants with Special needs.
In the case of old age pensioners and disabled persons living alone, the council have regard to their special needs and may undertake works which would normally be considered the tenant’s responsibility
