DR0516-26111
71 Dartmouth Terrace Ranelagh Dublin 6 D06 CX40
Date: 2016-08-22
Evictor: Noel Cogan
Ruling against evictor: Illegal eviction
Notes:
Tenant's witness: "He said he received a telephone call from the Tenant on Saturday the 10th April 2016 at 6pm to say that the locks at the dwelling had been changed. He told the Tenant to go and stay with friends and that he would contact the Landlord after the weekend. He said he was shocked that the Landlord had not contacted him prior to changing the locks. He said he rang the Landlord’s home telephone number a few times on Monday but got no reply. He then rang the Landlord’s wife’s mobile number and the Landlord’s son answered it. The Landlord’s son acknowledged that he had changed the locks and said he did so because he became aware that there was somebody living there". RTB decision: "The changing of the locks at the dwelling by the Landlord’s son on the 10th April 2016 amounts to an unlawful termination of the Appellant Tenant’s tenancy."
Data Source: RTB