Firm linked to controversial landlord Marc Godart ordered to pay ex-tenants €51,000
A judge has ordered a firm linked to controversial landlord Marc Godart to pay €51,000 to five former tenants illegally evicted from a property in Dublin three years ago.
The enforcement order granted at Dublin District Court on Friday by Judge Marie Quirke follows lengthy proceedings taken by the ex-tenants against Green Label Short Lets Limited.
Mr Godart, a Luxembourg-based businessman, directs the property company.
Johnpaul Okolie, Favour Orimolusi, Nicholas Udomboso, Anjolaoluwa Agore and Michael Modozie had rented rooms at a house on Windsor Terrace, Fairview, but were evicted on October 31, 2021.
Mr Okolie, a compliance officer with legal training, and his housemates initiated an action in the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), which agreed that the firm had not complied with the 2004 Residential Tenancies Act.
Their barrister, Niall Quinn, told Judge Quirke the tribunal had determined that Green Label Short Lets Limited would have to pay €51,000 to the five former…
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