{"id":20487,"date":"2018-03-16T13:20:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T13:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=20487"},"modified":"2018-03-16T13:20:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T13:20:14","slug":"know-your-rights-as-a-tenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/know-your-rights-as-a-tenant\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Rights as a Tenant"},"content":{"rendered":"

The name of the student has been changed on request.<\/em><\/p>\n

The best thing about moving out of your family home is the freedom it entails. The majority of people who attend university tend to live on campus for their first year. This is a brilliant way to make new friends and get to know the college and the campus. But once you have a general idea about what you\u2019re doing, most people feel it\u2019s better to rent their own house.<\/p>\n

I spoke to student Ella, who spent her first year living in Plassey Village but then decided to rent a house in Elm with four other girls for her second year. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say he\u2019s a bad landlord, the rent is reasonable and when our kettle broke (due to the fact that it was old) he replaced it no problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Ella feels more restricted here than she ever has in her whole life.<\/p>\n

In their lease it states:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tenant confirms that the Landlord or the Landlord\u2019s agents shall have the right to enter the premises:<\/p>\n