The Greater Manchester mayor revealed more right for renters in the city-region if he's re-elected this May
Greater Manchester residents will have 'the right to request a home safety check' following the Awaab Ishak scandal, the Mayor has said.
“No one in this city-region should be in a home that damages their health, and certainly not put their life at risk,” Mr Burnham told a press conference called to reveal the findings of the latest inspection into Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service .“If re-elected I will bring in, in Greater Manchester, a new right for our residents,” he added.
Awaab Ishak was a toddler in Rochdale who died just days after his second birthday after being exposed to mould in his home, a Rochdale Boroughwide Housing association property. In the wake of the tragedy, a campaign for Awaab’s Law — which sets new legal duties for landlords to address hazards like damp and mould in social homes within a fixed time period — was successful.
Mr Burnham continued: “This new right for me is really important because it’s about empowering people that feel they’re trapped in dangerous circumstances.
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