grounds for legal action with landlord?

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The esb meter for our flat also has the next door flat on it. We discovered this a few months ago. The landlord claimed not to be aware of it.
The situation has not been rectified. He told us the esb couldn't add another meter and that the flat wa not registered with them - that we would need to move out when our lease ends next month so he could rennovate the floor and convert the two flats into one.
This is untrue - the esb could easily add another meter if he did register with them. When we confronted him about this he admitted that he had gone to court with his neighbours and was not allowed have more than four flats in the building - so the fifth flat was not registered at all.
He's still quibbling about how much of our esb bills to repay!
He's admitted breaking the law here already. However are we in a position to take personal action against him as well as reporting his unregistered illegal apartment?
He has caused us a huge amount of stress and hassle from all this. He's a big property developer with numerous expensive properties and hotels and I feel more outraged by his shady dealings because he obviously doesn't need the money. He's coming over to discuss things later and I want to know what position we are in.

Also: How serious a violation is it to let an unregistered property after a court case ordering not to let the property at all?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=53298044#post53298044

Tigger

its extortion to threaten or even hint at using the fact that he's in breech of the law as leverage

Landlord terminating a Part 4 tenancy
The notice period required to terminate a Part 4 tenancy is regulated by the length of the tenancy. The period required can be found in the following table:



Notice Period Duration of Tenancy
28 days
Less than 6 months

35 days
6 months or more but less than 1 year

42 days
1 year or more but less than 2 years

56 days
2 years or more but less than 3 years

84 days
3 years or more but less than 4 years

112 days
4 or more years

he can section 4 you under the refurbishment clause ( but its twisted logic)

so ...

Private Residential Tenancies Board

The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) has been set up to resolve disputes between Landlord and Tenants, operate a system of tenancy registration and provide information and policy advice. Landlords and tenants may refer disputes to the Private Residential Tenancies Board for resolution by mediation, adjudication or tribunal hearing.



The Board deals with:

The refund or retention of deposits
Alleged breaches of tenancy obligations, by either Landlords or Tenants
Timing of rent reviews and the determination of rent levels following a review
Failure to follow the correct procedure to terminate a tenancy
Invalid reason for terminating a tenancy
Determining proper notice periods
Tenants vacating tenancies in the absence of a valid notice
Tenants and sub-tenants remaining in occupation despite the receipt of a valid notice
Claims for costs and damages from either the Landlord or the Tenant arising from failures to comply with their obligations
Claims for costs or damages or both by a landlord or tenant alleging improper termination of a tenancy
Failure to comply with a determination order made by the Board
Penalisation of Tenants by Landlords
Claims for rent arrears or other charges
*A landlord will only be able to access the services of the PRTB when they have registered their tenancies. Landlords are prohibited from penalising a tenant for referring a dispute to the PRTB.

(taken from the threshold site)