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A Cork landlord has been slapped with a €10,000 compensation order after repeatedly refusing to sign essential documents, blocking his tenant’s access to vital housing assistance payments — a clear breach of the Equal Status Act. The tenant, who relied on verbal promises, faced months of delays, unanswered messages, and false paperwork from April 2022 to October 2025, forcing her into financial ruin and forcing her to drop out of studies. Despite reaching out to multiple agencies, the landlord’s excuses fell short — the Workplace Relations Commission found his behavior was a deliberate pattern of non-cooperation with serious emotional and financial consequences. The ruling demands full cooperation going forward and serves as a stark warning to landlords who obstruct tenants’ rights.

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