Tenant Rights
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Mold in bedroom in Tenant Rights
Hey all Moved into a rented house in September. Initially there was a bit of water forming on the windowsill in the morning but nothing major. Mid to late December mold formed on the wall around the window and spread ra...
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Can we break a lease for safety reasons? in Tenant Rights
Hi. Is it possible to break a lease for safety reasons? We were told that this house was in a safe and quiet area when we moved in, but we have had several instances. For example, someone has attempted to kick our door in twice ...
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30% Rent Increase in Tenant Rights
I received a call from my LL recently saying that LL wanted to increase the rent to a rate which is 29% above what we are currently paying. LL said the rate was non negotiable and that we would have to leave if not willing to...
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Very cold house any tenants rights here?? in Tenant Rights
What is the story with a rented property having a BER cert We are renting a house the last 2 yrs first winter we were told there was a gas leak by a repairman ( we had wondered why we were going through gas tank so quick) But...
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Condensation and mould in Tenant Rights
Hi, I moved into a shared house last October and it is quite cold in particular my room. My clothes feel damp in the closet and when I turn on the heating the walls are full of condensation. The condensation has since turned to...
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Stolen bins. who pays for that? in Tenant Rights
Hi. about a week ago someone stole my bins. i told that to my landlord and ask him to replace it. i got an answer what says "We do not provide the bins as we are not the bin company.You must contact the bin company yourself...
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Using deposit for cleaning in Tenant Rights
Hi, I just want to get peoples opinion on my situation. I recently moved out of the place I was renting (I rented a 3 rooms, bedroom, bathroom, living room [the house was owner occupied]). I left the house in what I w...
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No heating at home in Tenant Rights
hello since i moved in to my apartment (1,5y ago) i dont have a heating in whole building.. my lanlord promised that they will fix it but till now they didnt do anything with it... now it is very cold so im using fan heater and...
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Return deposit in Tenant Rights
Hello, I live in Belfast. I signed a one month contract from Nov 12th to Dec 12 th 2012. I asked to sign another monthly contract, the landlord never gave it to me. So the initial contract was automatically renewed for a...
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No lease therefore no responsibility? in Tenant Rights
Hi guys, Just hoping someone can give me a bit of advice! basically, i moved into a house at the start of january but it's just not working out so I am looking to move. I've found somewhere else that's available immediat...
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Withholding of Deposit in Tenant Rights
Hi There, Myself and my housemate had some really bad trouble with both my ex-Landlord and my previous Estate Agent. Firstly, he will not give my deposit back and I left over 2 months ago. He said (through the estate ag...
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Have to move with only half month notice. in Tenant Rights
Hi I an currently living in a 2 bedroomed apartment with my partner. We are into our third year here. We had a lease signed for the first two years, and havent signed a third year, which started in April. I have found a che...
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Breaking the lease due to a cold house in Tenant Rights
We live in a small 3 bedroom bungalow, me, my partner and our 6 month old baby. We were not provide a BER rating when we moved in. The house has gas fired central heating, but it is not sufficient enough. We had to get an oil ...
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Condensation buildup in Tenant Rights
Hi. I have just moved into my third house in 3 years with my girlfriend (we're students). We've noticed some extreme condensation build ups on most windows in the house, despite leaving them open to air them out. When I say ...
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Repercussions of breaking fixed term lease and assignment of lease in Tenant Rights
I have signed a fix term lease for one year from Sept 2012. Unfortunately I am no longer in a position to stay renting this property and was wondering if I could get some advice? I am aware that in order to break my lease early I ...
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Landlord breaking lease before we move in in Tenant Rights
Hi, We signed a lease on 20th dec 2012 and were due to move in on 14th Jan 2013. We paid our deposit. Two days ago we got an e-mail from the letting agent stating that the landlord had put €560 worth of oil in the tank for some...
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Multiple names or Single name on Lease in Tenant Rights
Hi. Myself and a few friends are moving into a house towards the end of this month. Over the next day or so we are getting the lease sorted out. Just wondering if people have any advice or thoughts on the names that go ...
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Lease expiring, landlord wants a months notice in Tenant Rights
Our lease expired and the landlord failed to send us a physical lease for six months after we requested one but we agreed by email to the 6 month lease. This is expiring this month and we have notified the land lord that we are ...
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Responsibility of landlady?? in Tenant Rights
Hi, I having been in a house share with 2 other girls for the past 10 months. We are all tenants in the house and signed separate leases with the landlady. Over the past few weeks I have been getting very disturbing and harass...
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Can i leave a 2 year lease early and get my deposit back? in Tenant Rights
I have signed a 2 year lease and paid one months rent deposit, I have been in the accommodation for 8 months and i was wondering if i give the correct notice to the landlord can i leave and still have my deposit returned? There ...
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Sitting Tenants in Tenant Rights
We have been living in our current rented accommodation for 5 years. Our landlord called in about two months ago and wanted to know if we were interested in buying the house as he was "under pressure from NAMA". ...
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Deposit rights if works being carried out by landlord or adjacent property without informing tenant in Tenant Rights
If the day after handing over a deposit so you can move in, you are informed that there is going to be access required to your premises so works can be performed on your premises for an adjacent property, can you get your depo...
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Reference Cost in Tenant Rights
Hi All I moved into a house couple months ago in Wexford and i\'m not sure if i signed a year contract but the landlord told me that due to the current environment our contract would be a monthly rolling one as people have to ...
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Maximum number of people in the house in Tenant Rights
Hello, I would like to rent a two bedroom apartment, but the landlord is saying the maximum number of people allowed is two. Now, in the contract it is not specified the maximum number of people, and the advert said &...
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Same day eviction over noise. in Tenant Rights
Hi everyone, I really need some help with this situation. Yesterday my gf got evicted from her house from one of my friends being very drunk at hers. The reason why this happened was we went out with one of my friends...