A LANDMARK RULING by the Private Residential Tenancies Board has seen a Cork-based landlord ordered to pay €30,000 to a group of housing estate residents who repeatedly complained about the anti-social behaviour of his tenants.

Residents of the estate described tenants living in two properties owned by the same landlord as “neighbours from hell”, saying they had subjected them to all-night parties, street fights and public defecation.

Legal experts say the decision could set a precedent in the country, meaning landlords could be held liable if they don’t act on complaints about the anti-social behaviour of their tenants, the Irish Independent reports.

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