More than 370 tenants have been served eviction notices to leave their accommodation by landlords since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with an increase in complaints over illegal evictions in recent weeks. Between March and the end of June the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was informed of 374 cases where landlords served eviction notices to tenants, according to figures provided to The Irish Times. Since the blanket ban on evictions was lifted the regulator has received 81 complaints from tenants over alleged illegal evictions between August 2nd and September 17th. Some 139 further disputes have been lodged with the board by tenants challenging the validity of eviction notices. Between April and June there were 93 disputes lodged with the board by tenants over alleged illegal evictions.

Source: The Irish Times October 01, 2020 00:56 UTC