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Landlord Rights?

sinus · 2002-02-27 13:46:06

Does anyone know where i can get info on the rights of someone staying in a "house" having not signed a lease? or does such thing exist??

27-02-2002 2:46pm

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sinus

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Does anyone know where i can get info on the rights of someone staying in a "house" having not signed a lease? or does such thing exist??

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#2 27-02-2002 2:50pm

koneko

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There is an advice bureau for these types of questions, but I don't have their details here

Perhaps someone here does? Maybe this would be better off in the Accomodation board?

Check www.myhome.ie

They have a lot of info on a lot of things, perhaps you can find what you're looking for there

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#3 27-02-2002 4:57pm

Kolodny

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www.threshold.ie has some info on tenants rights - you have certain entitlements whether or not you've signed as lease afaik.

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#4 27-02-2002 5:12pm

Victor

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What type of rights are you looking for information on?
boards.ie/vbulletin > Classifieds > Accommodation > Resources
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39308

Looking for housing advice:
http://www.threshold.ie/

If you (personally) have not signed a lease, the landlord generally cannot hold you repsonsible for others (say flatmates) actions.

I understand that the term is 'periodic tenancy' (weekly or monthly usually) applies when you don't have a lease. You are generally entitled to the same period of notice before any change in the rent and that is the minimum period of notice to quit.

If you are sharing a property, the rules generally change to some degree or other. If one of you flat mates has the lease, you are responsible to him, not the owner and you may only be a paying guest. If you are sharing with your landlord, you are also likely to be a paying guest. "Paying guests" have the least rights in the landlord - tenant foodchain and have a "licence" to occupy no greater than a hotel guest has in a hotel.

If you have not been asked for rent for 12 years and occupied the property to the exclusion of others cliaming it, you are entitled to the ownership of that property under "adverse possession" (Statute of Limitiations)

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