Tighten law on unruly tenants, say residents

A residents-led “landlord watchdog” has called on the housing minister to tighten proposed legislation designed to tackle antisocial behaviour in private rented housing.

The Cork University Area Residents Forum said a landmark case brought by a local residents’ association against a landlord last year highlighted several shortcomings in the proposed amendments to the Residential Tenancies Bill.

The Irish Examiner broke the story last December about how residents in a suburb of Cork City secured a historic judgment from the Private Residents Tenancies Board which sent shockwaves through the landlord community around the country.