A Co Kildare landlord must pay €6,000 in damages over his attempts to terminate a tenancy arising from concerns about his tenant's partner and alleged antisocial behaviour. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) tribunal found that three notices of termination served on the tenant in March, April, and May 2025 were without just cause and affected her peaceful occupation of the dwelling.
A Co Kildare landlord must pay €6,000 in damages over his attempts to terminate a tenancy arising from concerns about his tenant's partner and alleged antisocial behaviour.
The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) tribunal found that three notices of termination served on the tenant in March, April, and May 2025 were without just cause and affected her peaceful occupation of the dwelling. The landlord's opposition to the tenant's partner's presence at the address 'coloured' his view of the tenant, according to the tribunal. The landlord inherited the rented dwelling and the surrounding farmlands from an uncle and continued to farm the land around the property.
The tenant alleged the landlord constantly harassed her by issuing unwarranted notices of termination and cutting off the water supply to the property. The tribunal found that the landlord's efforts at discouraging the tenant's partner's attendance meant that he had interfered to an unwarranted degree with her exclusive and peaceful occupation of the dwelling.
The tribunal ordered the landlord to pay €6,000 in damages to the tenant for the breach of an obligation to allow the 'peaceful and exclusive occupations' of the dwelling
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