DR0120-59752 TR0320-004266
Henley Cottage Churchtown Road Upper Churchtown Dublin 14 D14X5C9
Date: 2021-10-11
Evictor: Kenneth King
Ruling against evictor: Illegal eviction
Notes:
Tenant’s evidence: "The First Named Appellant Tenant gave evidence that on their return to Dublin the Appellant Tenants had nowhere to go and were not able to access their possessions meaning that they were left wearing their holiday clothes. He stated that they had been required to rent an airbnb property and had been required to purchase new clothes.. The Appellant Tenants had been required to stay separately in respective friends’ houses using the gym for showers and the laundromat for the washing of clothes. He stated that this situation had continued until the end of January 2020. He also stated that the Respondent Landlord’s action had had a serious effect on the Appellant Tenants and their relationship had suffered as a result. He gave evidence that the Second Named Appellant Tenant had suffered from anxiety and stress and had problems sleeping for which she had been prescribed medication." Landlord's evidence " The Respondent Landlord confirmed that he accepted responsibility for committing an illegal eviction and felt sympathy for the Appellant Tenants but indicated that he didn’t have their belongings which they alleged were still missing." RTB decision: It is also undisputed that on 7 January 2020 the Appellant Tenants’ belongings were removed from the dwelling and were placed in a storage facility… In respect of the said actions the Respondent Landlord accepted that these actions amounted to an illegal eviction."
Data Source: RTB