Clidfen Court, Residential Apartments, Ellis Quay, Dublin 7, North Dublin.

CLIFDEN COURT APARTMENTS – HOUSE RULES

Please keep in mind that Clifden Court is a residential neighbourhood and your neighbours are directly affected by your actions. Please be considerate to your neighbours at all times. The following enforcement steps and the house rules that follow will be implemented without further notice.

Enforcement of House Rules

Three step process to deal with unacceptable behaviour and breaches of the house rules:

First offences: Notice directly to the residents and to owner. Immediate fine of €250 for serious offences.
Fines: €250 for each offence, charged directly to the owner and pursued for collection.
Issue a demand for eviction. May also issue further fines and apply interest to outstanding balances. If the owner does not comply, AM Estate Management may withdraw all services to the owner, take action in conjunction with the Private Residential Tenants Board (PRTB), or other legal means.

Offences:

Offences covered include all the house rules (as outlined below), particularly; excessive noise, aggressive behaviour, damage to common areas, dumping of non-domestic waste, etc.
Notwithstanding the three-step process above, Gardai may be called for any individual incident, and prosecutions will be pursued vigorously.
Costs incurred by the management company arising from residents’ behaviour will be recovered from owners in addition to fines for each offence. It is up to owners to recover these costs from their tenants.

RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ALL INCIDENTS OF BREACHES OF THE HOUSE RULES TO AM ESTATE MANAGEMENT, QUOTING THE APARTMENT NUMBER AND THE NATURE OF THE ACTIVITY.

THE SECURITY GUARD AND JANITOR ARE ALSO VIGILANT FOR BREACHES OF HOUSE RULES AND REPORT ALL INCIDENTS TO AM ESTATE MANAGEMENT.

Infringement of the house rules that follow is a violation of the owners lease and will be addressed in the strictest possible manner. Costs will be recovered and fines imposed for breaches of these rules. Offenders will also be evicted and charged with offences where appropriate.

The management company may take action against owners or directly against their tenants.

These rules and the penalties imposed may be changed at any time without notice as the board and AM Estate Management sees fit.

AM Estate Management Contact details:

Phone: Email:

Out of Hours phone:

Noise levels, disturbances or aggressive behaviour

Noise must be kept to a minimum at all times, and must not disturb your neighbours. Excessive noise must not emanate from any apartment at any time, particularly between the hours of 10pm and 9am.
Residents and visitors are required to be considerate to the Janitor, Security guard, other residents, and any management company representative at all times. Any aggressive behaviour or failure to comply with reasonable requests will not be tolerated.
Fines will be imposed immediately on owners, who may recover costs from tenants’ deposits. All aggressive or threatening incidents are reported to the Gardai.

Security

The main entrance, car park entrance, and all doors to blocks must be kept locked at all times. Doors / gates must never be propped open or opened by force. People without keys must never be admitted to the property.
Suspicious activity or disturbances should be reported directly to the Gardai at Bridewell Garda station at 01 6668200 or at 999. Such activity must also be reported to AM ESTATE MANAGEMENT.

Rubbish / Refuse

Domestic waste must be placed in the bins provided in the Car Park.
Recyclables must be placed in the Green recycling bins. Only recyclables (as indicated on the recycling bins) can be placed in these bins.
Non-domestic waste (furniture, hazardous material, household appliances etc.) must be removed immediately from the complex.
Costs incurred by the management company to remove waste, or from any damage done to the common areas arising from removal of refuse will be recovered from owners.

Storage / Soiling / Littering

Under no circumstances is anything to be stored in common areas. Obstructions will be removed without notice and costs will be recovered.
Bicycles must be stored only in the designated areas in the Car Park. Bicycles are not allowed inside the buildings.
Balconies must not be used for storage of any materials or for drying clothes.
Vandalism of any part of the premises is not tolerated. Costs will be recovered.
Costs for repairing soiling / littering in any common area and costs for removing obstructions will be recovered from owners.

Smoking / Alcohol consumption

Smoking inside the common areas is an offence by law. This includes entrances, hallways, or stairwells. Failure to comply will result in a €3,000 fine.
Do not litter the common areas with cigarette butts.
Drinking of alcohol in the common areas is not permitted. No loitering in the common areas.

Commercial Activities

No business (e.g. catering, sales, etc.) may be conducted from any apartment.

Games

The courtyard, car park and other common areas are not to be used for playing games of any type (particularly ball games).

Children / Guests

Children must be supervised by an adult at all times while in the common areas and must conduct themselves properly at all times.
Residents are responsible for the behaviour of their guests. Any breach of the house rules by guests is considered as a breach by their host.

Alterations to common areas

Satellite dishes or similar fixtures are not permitted on the outside of the building.
No other fixture may be erected in any common area, or obstructing any common area.
Any such fixtures will be removed without notice and costs recovered.

Car Park

No storing of immobile vehicles is allowed. Such vehicles may be towed at the owners’ expense, and fines will be imposed.
No fixtures may be erected around car park spaces, or in any other part of the car park. Costs of removal will be charged to owners.
No maintenance / servicing of vehicles may be conducted on the premises.

State of repair of Apartments

The lease requires owners to keep their premises in good and tenantable state of repair, decoration and condition.
Where leaks are evident, owners are informed and immediate remedial action must be taken. Where the problem is not fixed by the owner, the management company may enter the apartment and remedy the problem. Costs will be charged to the apartment owner.
Tenants are encouraged to report leaks to their landlord first, and to AM ESTATE MANAGEMENT if the leak is not fixed by the owner within a reasonable timeframe.
All apartments must have fire alarms installed, as well as fire extinguisher(s) and fire blanket(s).

Over occupancy and Overcrowding

Large numbers of people residing in or gathering in apartments presents a fire and safety hazard. It also causes excessive noise, and wear and tear on facilities (plumbing, sewage pipes, refuse disposal etc.).
The management company monitors over-occupancy and will impose fines. Eviction demands will also be issued and pursued.

NOTE THAT CCTV CAMERAS ARE IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE COMPLEX AND ARE MONITORED ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

ALL THE HOUSE RULES WILL BE ENFORCED VIGOROUSLY.