Landlord claims PRTB determination was to 'rubberstamp' previous decision

A landlord has claimed that a determination by the Private Residential Tenancies Board was made to "rubberstamp" a previous decision while that body was illegally constituted, the High Court heard.

Mr David Pratt was today given leave to challenge a determination made by the PRTB, in a dispute with two of his former tenants, which was originally made while two serving local authority members, Cllr Dessie Larkin FF and Vincent Martin (Green) sat on the board between July and September. Elected representatives are not permitted to sit on the PRTB.