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Amount Dublin City Council has had to pay out to its tenants for mould and damp in their homes has doubled
Solicitor Peter Boyle said he thinks many more tenants have strong cases they could take against the council, based on the mould and damp they are living with
Government targets push councils to inspect private rental properties, but not to force landlords to fix them up
And three Dublin local councils have done little other than send letters pointing out problems – they’ve rarely followed up with enforcement.
Despite all the dereliction, only five properties in Balbriggan are on the derelict sites register
But Fingal County Council says that in January it started a review of properties across the county.
Several apartments flagged by council for bad conditions in recent years have landlords registered to the same Portobello address
One area being looked at in a current government review of the rental sector is whether the regime to enforce basic standards is working.
South Dublin County Council launched no enforcement actions for poor standards in rentals last year
Fingal County Council did very few too.
Report into vacant above-the-shop units finds that they are too expensive to be widely used for social homes
“Financially it worked out two to three times the cost of delivering a new unit,” said researcher Michelle Connolly, of Dublin Simon Community.
Dissolution of Digital Hub could leave lots of Thomas Street area property vacant – presenting a danger, and an opportunity
The government has ordered the transfer of the Hub’s campus to the Land Development Agency, but it only wants some of the land – and not for years.
Government briefings include worry that lower-income renters could be priced out of “affordable” cost-rental homes
Rising costs of delivery pushed the government to open up schemes to higher-income renters – but with possible side effects.
Vacancy Watch: Dublin Central Mission Building on Abbey Street, once a hub of community activity
It’s empty now and up for sale. Restoration works could cost millions, according to one estimate.
Tenant questions contrast at RTB hearing between his treatment, and his landlord’s
Peter Byrne was refused an adjournment he asked for on medical grounds. His landlord, after saying it hadn’t had time to review the case, was granted one.
Residents of council’s Oliver Bond flats worry they’ll be left for decades more with mould, damp and related health problems
The council is making smaller improvements now, while working towards a major regeneration sometime in the future. Residents say that’s just not good enough.
Government scheme to help medium-income renters leaves some to fall through gap
There’s a cohort earning too much for social housing, but too little to qualify for the Land Development Agency’s new cost-rental “affordable” housing schemes.