More than 4,000 eviction notices served on renters between April and June, new figures show
Since the no-fault eviction ban was lifted at the end of March 2023, 23,000 eviction notices have been issued, according to RTB figures.
More than 4,000 eviction notices were served on households in the second quarter of this year, with landlords selling up cited as the reason to vacate in over half of cases.
The Residential Tenancies Board published new data on Thursday on eviction notices served in Ireland, with the numbers showing breaches of tenant obligations (18%) and the landlord wanting to move themselves or a family member in (16%) were the other main reasons tenants were told they were being evicted.
Furthermore, since the no-fault eviction ban was lifted at the end of March 2023, 23,000 eviction notices have been issued, according to RTB figures.
In the first half of this year alone, this figure stood at just under 9,000 eviction notices.
The RTB stressed its data did not directly correlate to 9,000 individuals or families, but rather simply to the number of eviction notices issued.
It said: “For example, one notice of termination could be received which relates to multiple tenants in one tenancy or separate notices of termination could be received for each tenant.”
Dublin had by far the most eviction notices at 1,658 (41.4%). Cork was next on 445 notices of termination (11%) with Galway on 270 (6.7%) and Limerick on 189 (4.7%).
While it remains a call from many opposition parties, the Government has shown no sign of having any interest in reinstating the no-fault eviction ban.
This is despite data from the Department of Housing that has pointed to no-fault evictions being cited in many cases of families being made homeless.
It comes as, earlier this week, Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien could not say whether the number of people in emergency accommodation would decline before the next general election, after a record number of people became homeless earlier this year.
The latest figures for May 2024 show a record 14,159 people homeless in Ireland. This includes 2,051 families and 4,316 children, with charities describing this figure as "truly appalling".
“Thankfully what we’re seeing is more people exiting now, and more people are being prevented from going into homelessness than we’ve seen before," Mr O'Brien said. "We’re still seeing, for a variety of reasons, new presentations.”
Elsewhere in the RTB data, it said it received 2,595 applications to its dispute resolution service in the second quarter of this year.
The top three reasons for cases being brought were rent arrears and overholding (28% of cases), a breach of landlord obligations (18%) and the validity of an eviction notice (17%) of cases.
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