DR0218-40975 TR0518-002943
Apartment 1 Bothar Buí Carraroe Galway.
Date: 2018-11-14
Evictor: Josie Lydon
Ruling against evictor: Illegal eviction
Notes:
Tenants representative: "The respondent tenant’s representative stated that there were no mitigating factors in the present case and that the respondent tenant had lost his home of over seven years.... She also stated that he requires a dwelling close to his ex-wife for whom he is a registered carer. She stated that there was no appropriate accommodation available in Carraroe and that she was assisting the respondent tenant in getting on the housing list and in finding appropriate accommodation. She further indicated that his belongings had only been returned to him in May 2018 a number of months after the end of the tenancy". Tenant's evidence: "In respect of the termination he stated that it occurred without any notice to him. He indicated that he had been with his ex-wife on that date but that when he returned to the dwelling he found the locks had been changed and he was unable to access the dwelling. RTB decision: "The respondent tenant is an elderly man with clear health difficulties. The appellant landlord was clearly aware of those issues. The locks to the dwelling were changed without any notice to the respondent tenant. The respondent tenant was summarily evicted from his home of over seven years. The respondent tenant has been unable to source appropriate permanent alternative accommodation for a number of months. There is a deficit of appropriate permanent accommodation in the area. The respondent tenant was deprived of a number of his belongings for a number of months. It is not disputed but that when they were returned an amount of them were damaged"
Data Source: RTB