Residents Of Leeside Apartments To Protest At Their Eviction
The protest will be held at Bachelors Quay 5pm this evening
Residents of a Cork apartment complex will hold a protest this evening in opposition to their mass eviction later.
Dozens of families at the Leeside Apartment complex were served with a 'notice to quit' by their landlord who claims they need to vacate the property for refurbishment works.
Residents are demanding that the Government implement legislation to outlaw mass evictions on the grounds of refurbishment, they also fear they have little chance of finding comparable accommodation in the city.
The Residential Tenancies Board has moved to clarify when landlords can use the grounds of "substantial" renovations to get rid of tenants in 'rent pressure zones'.
In new guidelines published today the RTB says substantial changes are more than just maintenance or repairs.
Cork North Central TD Mick Barry raised the issue in the Dail last week:
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