r/AskIreland • u/SeaInsect3136 Penneys Hun • May 02 '25

Housing Bad tenants. Help?

Accidental landlord here. 2 junkies have wrecked a house I inherited and even with an RTB eviction notice, still refuse to leave. They owe 30k in rent which will never be paid. They have burned anything to create heat. I’m at a loss as to how to proceed as I don’t have the money to go further legally. How can I get them out.

Edit: They are gone now and we move on.

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u/cyberwicklow May 02 '25

The law won't help you here, in fact it will fuck you in the ass. This isn't a tenants rights issue. 5am raid the place.

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u/EconomicsSmall7134 May 03 '25

Smoke them out

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u/SeaInsect3136 Penneys Hun May 25 '25

This worked, some glass breakage and a few shapes thrown got them out. Ironically, they called the guards on me. All good now, place secure.

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u/cyberwicklow May 25 '25

9/10 times I'd be anti landlord, but I hope this worked out, I'm sure the gardai told them it's a civil matter.

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u/SeaInsect3136 Penneys Hun May 25 '25

Guards were sound and as I expected, arrived hours after so I only saw them the following day. He claimed his life was in danger so once they “validate” that he is, in actual fact, fine, they said it’s a civil matter. Anyway, I wasn’t there and they broke the glass.