To: Dublin City Council
Stop mass eviction at Mountjoy Square
We call on Dublin City Council to purchase the apartments up for sale using the Tenant in Situ scheme, to prevent families at risk from being forced into homelessness.
Why is this important?
Tenants at 61 Mountjoy Square West in Dublin 1 are being evicted from their homes early next year. The landlord intends to sell the apartments, but Dublin's housing crisis means there are very few alternative homes available. Many of the tenants receive Housing Assistance Payments (HAP), including a single mother and children, and this eviction could force them into homelessness.
Dublin City Council cannot standby while this happens. Dublin is responsible for nearly 70% of all homelessness in the country, with families and children bearing the brunt of this. There needs to be more done to keep people in secure housing.
The Tenant-in-Situ (TiS) scheme was created for this reason, to prevent homelessness by allowing local authorities to purchase homes where tenants are at risk of no-fault evictions. It is a powerful tool to prevent eviction and keep families in their communities and homes.
Dublin City Council must use this power to purchase the apartments at Mountjoy Square. We all deserve access to safe, secure housing. It's a basic human right, not a commodity.
Image: 61 Mountjoy Square West. Credit: Alekson Lacerda Dall’Armellina
Dublin City Council cannot standby while this happens. Dublin is responsible for nearly 70% of all homelessness in the country, with families and children bearing the brunt of this. There needs to be more done to keep people in secure housing.
The Tenant-in-Situ (TiS) scheme was created for this reason, to prevent homelessness by allowing local authorities to purchase homes where tenants are at risk of no-fault evictions. It is a powerful tool to prevent eviction and keep families in their communities and homes.
Dublin City Council must use this power to purchase the apartments at Mountjoy Square. We all deserve access to safe, secure housing. It's a basic human right, not a commodity.
Image: 61 Mountjoy Square West. Credit: Alekson Lacerda Dall’Armellina
