A Cork TD Has Called For Landlords Who Demand Illegal Rent Increases To Be Jailed
Solidarity TD Mick Barry made the comments in the Dáil during a debate on the Residential Tenancies Act
The Act provides for fines of up to €15,000 for landlords who increase rents above the legal maximum.
Rent increases are currently limited to 4% in rent pressure zones such as Cork City, however housing charity Threshold says that some landlords are ignoring the law.
The latest homeless figures show 73 families were in emergency accommodation in Cork at the end of last year.
Speaking to RedFM News, Deputy Mick Barry says he wouldn't rule out jailing a landlord whose actions put families at risk of homelessness:
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