Rent campaign meets in Cork and Dublin
by Patricia O’Mahony
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A public meeting on the ‘secure rents’ campaign takes place in the Imperial Hotel, Cork, this evening and a final event is set for next Monday (5th December) at 7pm in Liberty Hall, Dublin. Over 100 trade union members have already attended meetings in Limerick and Galway.
The campaign is calling on renters to lobby their local representatives to support the call for rent increases to be linked to inflation. It also wants an end to landlords’ ability to evict tenants in order to sell their properties. And it says four-year leases should be turned into indefinite leases.
The campaign, which is supported by IMPACT and other trade unions, hopes to put pressure on housing minister Simon Coveney in advance of the publication of the Government’s rental strategy, which is expected next week.
A bill, which would give effect to the core campaign demands, is to be debated in the Dáil this week. The campaign also has been working with senators and policy experts to draft supporting amendments to the Residential Tenancies Bill, which is currently going through the Seanad.
IMPACT lead organiser Joe O’Connor said: “We would encourage all activists to contact their local TDs, particularly those in Government or Fianna Fáil, to outline why we need secure rents and ask them to support the bill on Wednesday.”
See also: SecureRents.com #SecureRents #RentersArise
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