New law to crack down on problem tenants
The laws will make it easier for homeowners and residents’ groups to register complaints without fear of intimidation.
Minister of state for housing Jan O’Sullivan said that, under the initiative, all complaints will be lodged with the Residential Tenancy Board, which will force landlords to take action against troublesome tenants or face penalties. The laws will speed up and strengthen the board’s current system of dealing with anti-social behaviour and intimidation, which is seen as slow, bureaucratic, and lacking teeth.
