ALVA asked:
we are living in Dublin in a house since 7 years with our son (7). we never had a contract as the agreement is verbal. now he wants to sell the house but we don’t want to go until we have find ourselves a house to buy (which can take several months). Also, the property agency is asking us permission to get people to view it !!! Is that legal in Ireland ? or can we refuse them to visit the house for privacy reasons? thanks!!!
we are living in Dublin in a house since 7 years with our son (7). we never had a contract as the agreement is verbal. now he wants to sell the house but we don’t want to go until we have find ourselves a house to buy (which can take several months). Also, the property agency is asking us permission to get people to view it !!! Is that legal in Ireland ? or can we refuse them to visit the house for privacy reasons? thanks!!!
February 17th, 2010 at 4:54 am
If you do not have a rent-book/ Tenancy agreement I.E SOMETHING IN WRITING Then you are up sh1t creak without a paddle.
February 18th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
yeah unfortunatly they can do this.. the same thing happened to my mother in law last year.. she lived in the house for years. she is elderly and disabled and the house was right next to her daughter. she spoke to her council and they got her a flat,l which she lived in tempory till she got herself a new house close to family. go see the citizens advice they will help you
February 18th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Yes. The landlord OWNS the house, and can do with it what he pleases. You can’t refuse the landlord the right to show his own property to potential buyers.
February 21st, 2010 at 12:09 am
That’s really bad for you, I am sorry to hear of your predicament. Unfortunately, verbal agreements are worth nothing. Please ensure you get a written tenancy agreement for your new home.
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:40 am
No contract, then you’re in trouble.
People can view the property while you are in it, although it shouldn’t inconvenience you too much, but it is not your property, so you don’t have much to say about it.
The landlord may be able to find alternative accommodation until you can buy a house.
If you had a contract he would have to have sold it with sitting tenants, but some landlords are quite ruthless.
Hope it works out for you.
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:00 pm
In Michigan the law states unless there is a lease the landlord has to give 30 days notice. I had a tenant who had a lease for one year and then the agreement went month-to-month so when the tenant didn’t heed my warning to fix his leaky vehicle before a new driveway was put in I gave him 30 days notice and there was nothing they could do about it. I think you really need to look up the landlord/tenant law in Ireland/Dublin as the law there can be completely different than U.S. Laws. I don’t think you have to let anyone in since there is no lease stating that but I could be wrong especially since the house is going to be put up for sale. Contact your local housing dept.
February 25th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
If you can prove you have paid rent and lived in the property for 7 years, you do have some rights. You have the right of at least 24 hours notice before a landlord visit. You have the right to refuse access. I would also be refusing access to people coming through the house all the time if I had a child. Ring Shelter or your local council’s private tenants’ Officer to be sure of what rights you do have.
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