Cllr Confirms Tenant Repaid In RTB Case And Calls For Fair And Transparent Dispute System

A Clare County Councillor at the centre of an rental dispute has confirmed she's repaid her tenant in full following an RTB determination, but has called for a review of the tribunal process. The Residential Tenancies Board ordered Councillor Rita McInerney to repay tenant Bartosz Milinski the sum of €5,100 in overpaid rent after it was found a rent review served in March last year, raising the rent from €650 monthly which had been the rate since 2019 to €1,500 was invalid. In a statement to Clare FM, Cllr McInerney says she was dissapointed the RTB that the nearest three-bedroom property Doonbeg, going for €1,750 per month, was not used as the comparison in the case, but rather a two-bed apartment in Kilkee at €1,200 per month was cited. She says the system needs to be fair to tenants, landlords and all parties involved.