Judicial route ‘last resort’ for tenancies board

The Private Residential Tenancies Board secured almost 200 court orders last year against rogue landlords or tenants who ignored its determinations.

PRTB figures released to the Irish Examiner show that it referred 373 cases to its legal advisers for enforcement over the last 12 months, and that it obtained 198 court orders in respect of these cases.

A further 80 cases were either settled in full, or agreements were reached to discharge the debt based on a payment schedule.