"As you can imagine, you've got 20 parking spaces, and we come along and say we're going to take out two of them or something like that to give spaces for people on bikes, it doesn't go down particularly well."
In light of social distancing, the RTB is expected to switch from holding adjudication hearings at which landlords and tenants can both be present, to assessing their cases as submitted on paper.
Some said they were surprised with how sound their landlords had been, agreeing to reductions with no friction and great understanding. Others, though, described trickier negotiations.
Some have raised questions about whether AHBs respond proportionately to issues that come up. Some AHBs say they only move to end tenancies in extreme cases.
Some say a 2016 law meant to stop mass evictions – the so-called “Tyrrelstown amendment” – is deeply flawed. The Department of Housing says it’s “proportionate” .
Irina Lapshina and Jurij Pučkov have been given notices to quit. They want greater assurance that, after the landlord refurbishes, they’ll be able to move back.
The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) is drawing up a code of conduct for those it oversees – which will cover issues such as fees charged to tenants.
Planning documents list the many amenities in planned shared-living developments. But those living there may have fewer rights than renters in traditional homes.
For years the government’s been promising a scheme in which a third party would hold onto a tenant’s deposit until they moved out, rather than their landlord.
There’s more people renting now in Dublin than at any time in recent history, and they’re paying more for less. This episode looks at the city’s rental sector, and those squeezed into it.
The Residential Tenancies Board now offers accreditation to landlords if they volunteer for a day-long training and test. Some say it should be compulsory.
