TDs sound tenant water fee warning

Tenants who refuse to pay water charges face having their deposits “robbed” by “boot boy landlords”, opposition parties have warned.

Independent TD Richard Boyd Barrett said people who rented from local authorities and the private sec-tor could see outstanding bills and fines stripped from deposits, or in the case of council tenants, rents increased.

Environment Minister Alan Kelly was also urged to clear up confusion of how properties with multiple tenants would be charged fairly.