Irish landlord fined €5,000 for discriminating against disabled tenant receiving housing aid.

A Galway landlord, Patricia Geraghty, was ordered to pay €5,000 to Frank Zimmermann, a disabled man with prostate cancer, for discrimination. Zimmermann, who receives Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) due to his disability, was denied rental housing because of his receipt of HAP. The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Geraghty breached the Equal Status Act 2000 by discriminating against Zimmermann.

November 28, 2024
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