Tenant forced to ‘walk the streets’ after illegal eviction awarded €8,000 in damages (opens original article in a new tab)

A tenant in Dublin was illegally evicted by his landlord, forced to sleep on the streets, and awarded €8,000 in damages by a residential tenancies tribunal. The landlord was ordered to return the tenant's belongings and deposit.

• Tenant was illegally evicted and forced to sleep on the streets of Dublin
• Landlord turned off electricity and changed locks to force tenant out
• RTB tribunal awarded €8,000 in damages and ordered return of belongings and deposit
• Tenant lost personal items including a projector, laptop, and clothes