Issue with neighbouring landlord

curlycarly

I've been renting an apartment for 5 years. As soon as I moved in, the noise at night from the apartment next to mine in the neighbouring building was unbearable - by which I mean parties and loud noise until the early hours of the morning, or sometimes the entire night (finally stopping at 6am, then again at 8am). I have reported this to the Gardai on numerous occasions so there is proof, I have recordings of the noise, I have friends and an ex partner who have witnessed it and would happily stand up in a court to verify my account. My landlord has been notified and has spoken to the neighbouring landlord but absolutely nothing has been done.

I discovered that only one of the ten apartments in the neighbouring building has been registered with the RTB despite all the apartments being occupied, according to one of the residents who the Gardai spoke to. RTB confirmed this when I contacted them. They provided me with the landlord's details. He is a barrister (yet I'm pretty sure it's against the law to rent out apartments without being registered with the RTB?).

Can anyone advise what I should do? If I send a letter to this man asking him to take action against the tenants will he use his legal position to take action against me even though I am legally in the right and the lack of sleep for 5 years is actually making me sick? Is it worth me sending a registered letter to his address, or do I go ahead and take private action in the District Court? I can't go on like this much longer.

BrokenArrows

There is no legal action he could take against you.

Just move if it's affecting your health. It's not worth it.

Why would you be living with it for 5 years if you are renting. Just move.