"Landlords don't have a voice, but we really need to hear the other side of the situation.
"They're often afraid to speak out because of the backlash they could receive. Dublin City Council also spends millions a year refurbishing properties damaged by tenants.
"It's not just people on the dole, it's often people with high-powered jobs."
Meanwhile, Green Party councillor, Ciaran Cuffe, said that the renting market needs to grow up.
"I do occasionally hear of rental accommodations being left in atrocious conditions, but also hear of awful conditions of some places being rented.
"I think we need a mature rental market.
"This will mean less cowboys and Indians on the landlords' side of things, but also on the tenants'."
Have you ever seen a house left as bad as this?
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