A rental watchdog ruled that a landlord's eviction of a tenant was unlawful because there was no direct evidence supporting the landlord's claims of anti-social behaviour. James McQuillan had been renting an apartment from Brian Woods in Dundalk since June 2022, and the allegations included claims of leaving a box of excrement outside a neighbor's door and throwing excrement on the roof. The Rental Tenancy Board found that these serious accusations were not substantiated by evidence, resulting in a ruling for damages to be paid to the tenant.
The Rental Tenancy Board concluded that, despite serious allegations made by the landlord regarding anti-social behaviour, there was insufficient evidence to support these claims.
The landlord, after alleging that McQuillan engaged in unsanitary acts, was found to have unlawfully terminated the tenancy, leading to the compensation ruling.
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