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Property company ordered to stop requiring tenants to disclose financial information on HAP forms
Summary
A property company, MKN Properties Group, has been ordered to stop requiring tenants to disclose their financial details on housing assistance applications and has been directed to pay €7,500 in compensation to a tenant who challenged the practice. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found that the company had breached the Equal Status Act 2000 by refusing to sign a rent supplement form unless the tenant provided full financial information to the Department of Social Protection. Tenant Greg Rogers, who had been living in the property for 18 years, had sent his landlord a copy of the form with part 9, which requires landlord details, left the rest blank, stating that those sections were between him and the Department. The landlord refused to sign the form without seeing the full application, leading to a dispute. The WRC ruled that the landlord's refusal to sign part 9 without the tenant's financial details constituted discrimination on housing assistance grounds.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Property company ordered to stop requiring tenants to disclose financial information on HAP forms. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- April 2025 Other
- September 2025 Other
- 2026-07-30 Publication
Why: A property company has been directed to stop requiring tenants to disclose their income details on housing assistance applications in order to have them signed and pay €7,500 in compensation to a man who challenged the practice. CNI source report
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