Call to ban house parties

A residents association near UCC wants house parties to be a breach of a student's letting agreement.

The call came as the new college year is soon set to commence which will see a turnover of tenancy in houses in and around the university.

The Magazine Road Residents Association (MRRA) has called on all landlords and letting agents, in the interest of public health and in keeping with Covid-19 compliance, to tell their new tenants that house parties would be a breach of their letting agreement.

The MRRA is calling on landlords to ensure that their tenants comply with the current Government guidelines on Covid-19 which states that no more than six people from three households can visit a house.

Chairperson of the MRRA, Catherine Clancy, said: “This clause needs to be put into the letting agreements to prevent a recurrence of the proliferation on Covid-19 lockdown parties that happened in our community during the last few months.

These house parties risk the spread of Covid-19 in our community and we need to ensure residents and students can share this area without feeling anxious.

“People’s lives are at risk if we do not play by the rules.”