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On a lease but never signed anything

  • 06-09-2006 8:26pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭


    Been living in a flat in harolds cross for the last 6 months while on work experience and now i'm heading back to college so told the landlord i'll be moving out soon. Well he isn't actually the landlord, he deals with the money side of things and contacting the tenants but doesn't own the house (5 flats in it).

    When I moved in, I just got this guy's number from one of the people living in the house, rang him, put the deposit and rent into his account and it's been fine. Didn't sign anything since I moved.

    He called around today, and I mentioned about the deposit when I move out, says tenants have to be staying in the house 12 months at least before they get the deposit because it's a lease, but I never (or any of the current tenants) signed anything that resembles a lease.

    By the way it's been like that a while, where one person leaves, it's up to the rest of the flat to get another person in, put the money in the account and that's it... no explaining about a lease or anything.

    Am I able to do anything about this?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,817 ✭✭✭antoinolachtnai


    It sounds to me like you are entitled to your money.

    Give notice properly, in writing, and make sure you have given the proper period of notice in accordance with the legislation. You can find out about it at http://www.prtb.ie/.

    Remind him that you want your deposit back.

    If he rings you again with this nonsense, or if he doesn't pay back when you leave, tell him you are going to write to the PRTB and get your deposit back that way.

    I have no experience with the PRTB myself, so I don't know how long this will take.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭Sleipnir


    Ask him for a copy of the lease.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,817 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    Did you check if he/whoever he represents was a registered landlord?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭Shamo


    Haven't checked anything yet since he just decided to tell me about the "lease" today. Said he's going to check with the landlord about the 12 month period tomorrow so I'll know then and follow it up with asking for the lease and landlord's details.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 353 ✭✭piraka




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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭bullrunner


    Was this 12 month period ever mentioned to you when you moved in? If not then (and assuming there is no lease with your signature on it) he has absolutely no grounds for withholding your deposit. Make sure you take pictures of the flat prior to leaving so that he cannot say he is withholding it for damages/repairs to the flat


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭Shamo


    Was never mentioned to me, just put the money in and that's it. I rang the employee of the landlord again today and he said the landlord will have to check up on it and he'll know tomorrow.
    Told him over the phone that he has no grounds for this etc so hopefully the landlord will cop on. I'll know tomorrow anyway (hopefully).


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