Housing Maintenance

The Council are responsible for the structural, plumbing and electrical repairs that the Council has installed. All other day to day maintenance is the tenant’s responsibility. The Tenant Handbook outlines what repairs the Council are responsible for and what repairs you, the tenant, are responsible for.

The following are some examples of repairs that are a tenant's responsibility. The Council will not do these repairs for you:

  • Broken glass
  • Plaster cracks
  • Flooring
  • Woodwork - floors/doors/skirting boards
  • Repairs to kitchen units/wardrobes
  • Doors locks & handles 
  • Window catches/stays/restrictors
  • Fences and garden boundary walls
  • Front/side gates
  • Clearing gutters
  • Clearing airlocks in pipes
  • Repair/replace all taps
  • Repair of cooking and heating appliances that you install
  • Maintenance of your garden - front & back
  • Chimney cleaning
  • Pest control
  • Damage to property from anti-social behaviour

Contact Us

To report a maintenance issue, please contact us via the following:

Email: info@louthcoco.ie

Phone: 0429335457