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Situ regarding attending an adjudication if we go to Level 4 or 5.

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  • 19-10-2020 4:35pm
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    Lesalare
    Registered Users Posts: 342 ✭✭


    Hey - thoughts please...

    I have to attend an adjudication on Thursday this week at the RTB due to my old landlord taking a minor claim out against me.

    When Level 4/5 is introduced in coming days, do I still have to attend this by law?

    I live 8km from RTB also.

    They are telling me I do. I've been told by a senior Gardai it's not an 'essential service' so I shouldn't have to attend.

    It'll be in a room in the RTB with 4 other people.

    I am surprised they are still planning to go ahead with it considering we supposedly won't even be able to have one person into our own home etc.
    No online/zoom etc. service has been offered.

    Cheers


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    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    Lesalare wrote: »
    due to my old landlord taking a minor claim out against me.

    What did he say you did? That's the most important question here.


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    Lesalare
    Registered Users Posts: 342 ✭✭Lesalare


    Effects wrote: »
    What did he say you did? That's the most important question here.

    It's basic stuff like saying I didn't pay rent when I did and have the bank transfers to prove it. Left house without replacing lightbulbs etc. It's pretty nuts the whole thing but they have a history of doing same to other previous tenants. I have lodged counter applications etc... I'm not massively worried about the actual claim against me.

    I just find it odd that they are saying to have to attend in a level 4/5 situ. Where 'no gatherings are allowed indoors'.

    I'm not really looking for advice on the contents of the case.

    Thanks.


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    astrofool
    Registered Users Posts: 16,619 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    The courts/adjudicator will follow the government guidelines precisely, let the adjudicator tell you what to do, don't try and second guess their interpretation of the rules.


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    Effects
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    Lesalare wrote: »
    It's basic stuff like saying I didn't pay rent when I did and have the bank transfers to prove it. Left house without replacing lightbulbs etc.

    Sounds like a pain to deal with. Surely he knows you'd have proof of having paid rent, and it's easier for the LL to just change the bulbs himself.


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    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    If the RTB are telling you to attend i would, it could go against you otherwise - people with small amounts of power frequently like to exercise it to the max.


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