Image: Shutterstock/inxti Image: Shutterstock/inxti A BLACK WOMAN who alleged that she was discriminated against by her landlord has been awarded €12,000 following a hearing before the Workplace Relations Commission .
However, two days later, the woman claimed she received notice to vacate the property in a months’ time. She said she informed the landlord of various alleged incidents – including the son demanding heaters he loaned them be returned when he knew there was no oil in the tank to heat the home and the son taking away and destroying a trampoline and basketball net he’d given them.
She said the relationship completely changed with the landlord when she said she was applying for rent supplement, and claimed she was discriminated against on these grounds.In his submission to the WRC, the woman’s landlord said agreed that he signed the forms for her to sign up for rent supplement.The WRC adjudicator described his position: “It was decided given the irregularity of the payment of the rent to terminate the tenancy.
Furthermore, he submitted that any issues the woman had with his son were “irrelevant as he is not a party to the proceedings”. He said he wasn’t made aware of any alleged harassment on his son’s part.In the decision made, the WRC adjudicator said: “I cannot accept that the reason for the termination was only due to delayed payments of the rent in some instances, particularly as these payments were delayed rather withheld or not honoured.
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