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category dublin | housing | feature author Thursday November 18, 2004 01:52author by DIT SU Press Release / Indymedia Editorial - DIT Students' Unionauthor email info at ditsu dot ieauthor address DIT Students' Union, DIT Rathmines, Dublin 6author phone 01 4969740 Report this post to the editors

'whoop it up for liberty' sez wag 'name and shame'

From the Newswire: Ten students were evicted from their house last night, with four hours notice, following a request for their washing machine to be fixed.

The landlord is well known to DIT Students’ Union, and other local Students’ Unions, who were involved in a claim against her just four weeks ago. The students had repeatedly asked for the repairs to be carried out and following a written request, the landlord gave the students less than a day to pack up and leave.

DIT Students’ Union Vice President Sharon Hughes was contacted by 2 of the DIT students and called to the address, where she assisted the students. Students were attempting to pack their belongings while the landlord accused various parties of trespassing and threatened not to return the students' deposits.

All lights in the house were turned off while students were trying to remove their belongings from the premises, with one girl tripping in the blackness. Sharon Hughes called two Gardaí from Whitehall station to the scene. The Gardaí had no comment to make on the legality of any of the landlords actions.

When the housing organisation Threshold was contacted by the students, it advised them that the landlord could be acting illegally. One of the remaining tenants said "I had no problems with any of the students, I would stand by all of them". The students currently study in DIT, DCU and St. Pats College.

A delegation from the Union of Students’ in Ireland made little impact on the situation, with USI President, Ben Archibald, unable to persuade the landlord to reconsider her decision.

The students’ lease was due to run until May 2005. Temporary B&B accommodation and other arrangements were made for all the evicted students by the various Students’ Unions.

Sharon Hughes, DIT Students’ Union Vice President said:
“A situation where 10 students find themselves homeless at the whim of a landlord is totally unacceptable. If I hadn’t witnessed the events of the day, I wouldn’t have believed this kind of thing still happens. The landlord deemed 4 hours notice “reasonable”. Most people would think differently. The only solution seems to take students out of the un-regulated private rented sector.”

Jarlath Molloy, DIT Students’ Union President said:
“These events serve to highlight the continuing problems faced by students trying to secure rented accommodation in Dublin. We call on the Government to expand the Section 50 tax exemption and put more resources into providing purpose built student accommodation."

Related Link: http://www.ditsu.ie/News.cfm/section/details/News_Key/150/aid/4

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Contract Law     bob    Wed Nov 17, 2004 19:44 
   Publish landlord's name?     R. Isible    Wed Nov 17, 2004 19:50 
   illegal Eviction     mndu    Wed Nov 17, 2004 19:51 
   publish the landlords name     jeff    Wed Nov 17, 2004 20:20 
   re: landlord registration     UCD Lefty type    Wed Nov 17, 2004 20:27 
   GBS on landlords     Phuq Hedd    Thu Nov 18, 2004 04:58 
   have to ask     pc    Thu Nov 18, 2004 05:13 
   As as landlord myself.     Dav    Thu Nov 18, 2004 09:33 
   Name And Shame     tenant/ mortgage payer / landlord / squatter/ squire / guest    Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:13 
 10   You wouldn't believe     DIT Rep    Thu Nov 18, 2004 13:23 
 11   Show us her photo     jeff    Thu Nov 18, 2004 15:20 
 12   Name and Shame     Rule Of The Republic    Thu Nov 18, 2004 15:28 
 13   A total disgrace     Spitfire Mk III    Thu Nov 18, 2004 15:55 
 14   Why did the students move out when told?     Ray    Thu Nov 18, 2004 16:15 
 15   illegal eviction regardless     mdna    Thu Nov 18, 2004 17:12 
 16   On not leaving...     Michael    Thu Nov 18, 2004 18:34 
 17   That's where the SU should come in     Ray    Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:33 
 18   HELPING THEM MOVE     DIT Rep    Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:53 
 19   Not that I have any faith in the gardai     Ray    Fri Nov 19, 2004 13:05 
 20   Legalities     DIT Rep    Fri Nov 19, 2004 13:15 
 21   Just for the future     Ray    Fri Nov 19, 2004 13:29 
 22   If the tenancy is multi-occupancy     tenant guest landowner squatter squire iosaf    Fri Nov 19, 2004 13:39 
 23   Reply     DIT Rep    Fri Nov 19, 2004 13:50 
 24   Good luck anyway     Ray    Fri Nov 19, 2004 14:52 
 25   Why have you all not named this person yet?     Stunned    Fri Nov 19, 2004 16:30 
 26   Name and Shame and be Deleted     Julia    Sat Nov 20, 2004 17:16 
 27   julia does not speak on behalf of imc irl: just to be clear     1 of indymedia ireland    Sat Nov 20, 2004 19:15 
 28   ...     padraic    Sat Nov 20, 2004 19:21 
 29   Technicalities     shoegirl    Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:32 
 30   Public Oppobrium     Captain Swing    Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:46 
 31   why not read her mail?     ;M-)    Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:04 
 32   Unbelieveable     Sarah    Mon Nov 22, 2004 15:10 
 33   And the Council     Major Swing Again    Mon Nov 22, 2004 15:43 


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