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Is any of this legal?? Water shortages, Unannounced entry to property

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  • 03-03-2020 2:31pm
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    moany fuc
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭


    Hi

    I'm looking for a bit of information for two friends.

    Both girls are 20 and are renting in Cabra.

    Room is 1000 a month and they share the house with a few others.

    They are living in the house 5 months and dont have individual contracts for the room. One guy who doesn't live there has the full contract in his name.

    Anyway, they have been having issues with this guy just walking into the house whenever he pleases, his girlfriend has also done the same at times.

    The girls feel they have no privacy and no locks on any of the doors inside the house.

    They have been having water issues for a few months now.

    This is the message I got from one of the girls this morning.

    On weekends we cannot wash clothes, if we use the washing machine we run out of water for the bath, in the sinks and in the toilets. When this happens, the water only returns the next day. Every weekend is the same and worst of all, the last people to bathe always run out of water. We stayed in the middle of October until the end of November last year, completely without water. The only place that had water was in the kitchen sink we needed to use buckets to bring up to use the bathroom and take a shower (for over a month). During the week the water is normal during the day and part of the night, but if I wanted to take a late shower I won't be able to.

    This guy is ignoring there complaints and is now looking for a rent increase.

    I told them to go to RTB but the house is not registered and the fact they dont have contract, they are afraid to rock the boat.


    Thanks


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    Dav010
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    Who is your his “guy”? Is he the property owner, the lead tenant, a relative? Does he have a room in the house?


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    Browney7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭Browney7


    moany fuc wrote: »
    Hi

    I'm looking for a bit of information for two friends.

    Both girls are 20 and are renting in Cabra.

    Room is 1000 a month and they share the house with a few others.

    They are living in the house 5 months and dont have individual contracts for the room. One guy who doesn't live there has the full contract in his name.

    Anyway, they have been having issues with this guy just walking into the house whenever he pleases, his girlfriend has also done the same at times.

    The girls feel they have no privacy and no locks on any of the doors inside the house.

    They have been having water issues for a few months now.

    This is the message I got from one of the girls this morning.

    On weekends we cannot wash clothes, if we use the washing machine we run out of water for the bath, in the sinks and in the toilets. When this happens, the water only returns the next day. Every weekend is the same and worst of all, the last people to bathe always run out of water. We stayed in the middle of October until the end of November last year, completely without water. The only place that had water was in the kitchen sink we needed to use buckets to bring up to use the bathroom and take a shower (for over a month). During the week the water is normal during the day and part of the night, but if I wanted to take a late shower I won't be able to.

    This guy is ignoring there complaints and is now looking for a rent increase.

    I told them to go to RTB but the house is not registered and the fact they dont have contract, they are afraid to rock the boat.


    Thanks

    It sounds like the guy renting it out is subletting and by coming and going as he pleases is trying to create the situation that they are licensees rather than tenants. Also, a grand a month for a twin (?) room in Cabra seems nuts.

    I'd be waiting a month more (when they are six months in situ) before making any RTB complaint. Are all complaints about no water in writing?


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    moany fuc
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭moany fuc


    Browney7 wrote: »
    It sounds like the guy renting it out is subletting and by coming and going as he pleases is trying to create the situation that they are licensees rather than tenants. Also, a grand a month for a twin (?) room in Cabra seems nuts.

    I'd be waiting a month more (when they are six months in situ) before making any RTB complaint. Are all complaints about no water in writing?

    Thanks everyone for the replies.

    Yes this appears to be the situation. This guy has the full lease(contract) with the agency and he is subletting these rooms out. I will find out if the have the water issues in writing.

    He has some neck looking for an increase in rent with on going problems he wont fix.


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