High Court judge says tenancy disputes appeals system 'defies all logic'

A system involving thousands of euro in legal costs for a short court hearing of a landlord’s appeal over a €910 award by the Residential Tenancies Board to a tenant "defies all logic" and is not a proper use of public funds, a High Court judge has said.

High Court judge says tenancy disputes appeals system 'defies all logic'

By Ann O'Loughlin

A system involving thousands of euro in legal costs for a short court hearing of a landlord’s appeal over a €910 award by the Residential Tenancies Board to a tenant "defies all logic" and is not a proper use of public funds, a High Court judge has said.

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