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Former owner must leave apartment immediately, judge rules
Summary
In a High Court ruling on 3 June 2020, Justice Mary Rose Gearty ordered Gerard O'Sullivan and his niece, Fiona O'Brien, to vacate the apartment at Rosebank Place, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 immediately. The apartment is owned by Davy Platform ICAV, an asset‑management fund that provides social housing. O'Sullivan, who claims to be the former owner, denied trespassing and alleged a fraudulent transfer of the property in 2006, but no evidence of fraud was presented. The court found that O'Sullivan had entered the property without consent, changed the locks, and threatened to use his German Shepherd against anyone attempting to enter on the fund's behalf. The injunction remains pending a full hearing, and O'Sullivan and O'Brien were ordered to pay the fund's legal costs. The judge emphasised that the respondents had no right to remain on the property.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former owner must leave apartment immediately, judge rules. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- October 2018 Other
- 2020-06-03 Publication
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Fraud Stage Hearing Or Decision
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