More than 90% of Cork city's Hap properties fail inspections

One councillor said he has noticed that when properties fail on a serious issue, some landlords used it as an excuse to serve a notice to quit on their tenants to facilitate the property upgrades

The main failure reasons are fire safety issues linked to smoke alarms and fire blankets, oil or gas boiler servicing or inspection issues, and ventilation issues like a mechanical extractor fan in a bathroom, or wall and window ventilation issues. File picture

Some tenants in Cork City are at risk of eviction and homelessness following a massive surge in the rate of property inspections.

Cork City Council is required to inspect properties rented under the Housing Assistance Payment (Hap) scheme and the failure rate is running at just over 90% since that inspection activity was ramped up late last year.