Housing health

Indoor climate refers to the building's environmental factors that affect human health and comfort, such as building cleanliness, smoking, ventilation, heat and humidity conditions, radon, lighting and noise. Remember to keep the apartment clean, check that the ventilation is working, use low-emission building materials, check that there is no moisture and mold damage in the building. Noise (caused by ventilation devices, elevators, footsteps, etc.) can also be disturbing. The local environment can also cause health problems. The sound of music from a nearby restaurant can be very disturbing or other noise from the workplace. Due to poor hygiene, odors can penetrate from the neighbor, or even cancer cells can be transported.

According to Section 27 of the Health Protection Act, if there is noise, vibration, smell, light, microbes, dust, smoke, excessive heat or cold or moisture, radiation or other similar things in an apartment or other living space, in such a way that it may cause health harm to the person staying in the apartment or other space , measures to find out, eliminate or limit the harm and the factors that led to it must be taken without delay.

If the nuisance is caused by the building's structures, insulation or basic systems that are the responsibility of the building owner, the owner of the building is responsible for removing the nuisance, unless otherwise provided by law. However, if the health hazard is caused by the use of the apartment or other living space that is not usual, the owner of the apartment or other living space is responsible for removing the health hazard.