It has come to light in several cities in northeastern Japan that apartments newly built for persons who had lost their homes in the 2011 disaster suffer from mould, with many residents complaining of respiratory and other health problems almost immediately after moving in. Some reports point to faulty construction and a lack of proper ventilating of the apartments before relocation. At least one city has stated that they will not collect rent from tenants of the apartments. The central government has instructed all local governments to ensure adequate ventliating of new apartments, and cleaning is underway. Daiwa House, the company that built the apartments under contract of the government, has stated that "there are no structural problems" with the apartments, and that "since they are built close to one another, there is a chance of mould if adequate ventilation is not conducted". [Summary of Japanese language articles, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]