MORE THAN 1,100 households have been served with eviction notices since August despite a ban on people losing their homes for part of that period.
Cabinet last week extended the current Covid-19 protections for renters with those who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic seeing their protections extended beyond 12 July.Tenants can avoid being evicted or having their rent increased until this date if they can prove they are in rent arrears or at risk of losing their tenancy, however RTB figures show that just 475 out of the 3,800 people in rent arrears have made these declarations.
RTB figures show that 59 eviction notices were issued in January during the height of the Level 5 lockdown and this gradually increased, month by month, up to 170 households being served with notices in May. Opposition parties have said the criteria to meet this assistance is too cumbersome. To avail of assistance people must prove income loss and submit a written declaration to the RTB.
And it’s set to continue while people are desperate for somewhere to live and end up paying extortionate rent all over the country . merrionstreet it’s not just Dublin and Cork .. shut the fu*k talking about fixing the problem just do it. Investigate the landlords too.
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How much in arrears?