A quarter of a million euro was paid back in total.
28 landlords who handed their tenants illegal rent hikes have been forced to pay them back.
In total, a quarter of a million euro had to be paid back.
(Photo by Markus Spiske from Pexels)It's after a Residential Tenancies Board enforcement operation targeting breaches of the Rent Pressure Zone rules.
It's the first time such cases have been handled by the Circuit Court,
And it's also the first time landlords have been "named and shamed" on the RTB's website.
Labour Party housing spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan says it's only a fraction of the true problem, because tenants are afraid to complain.
She said this latest enforcement is just "tip of the iceberg".
"We're over 7% rental inflation since last year. Unfortunately the balance of power is with landlords," she said.
The Irish Examiner report over €20,000 in sanctions has been paid by landlords to the exchequer, with the largest single sanction being just over €1,900.
Earlier this week, legislation capping rent increases at 2% per year in Rent Pressure Zones was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas.
In a statement, Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien welcomed the passing of the Residential Tenancies Bill 2021.
