Marc Godart made personally liable for 80 per cent of ex-tenant’s legal costs

The judge said he was satisfied Marc Godart, a Luxembourg national, “acted in bad faith and with impropriety from start to finish in the conduct of these proceedings”. Photo: Enda O'Dowd

The judge said he was satisfied Mr Godart, a Luxembourg national, “acted in bad faith and with impropriety from start to finish in the conduct of these proceedings”. Ms Peña-Herrera, a psychologist originally from Bolivia who has been living in Ireland since 2008, was not successful in all of her legal arguments to the court, so the landlord should not be liable for the full amount of her costs, the judge concluded.

Following this, the court was told Green Label had secured a loan to pay her the amount ordered by the RTB in 2022. The judge noted Mr Godart later told the High Court the firm has no assets and “merely acts as a letting agent”, while his lawyers said the property is owned by a woman living in Co Wexford.

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