Are you aware to the important changes to Landlord and Tenant Law?
The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015
has made significant changes to
Landlord and Tenant Law in Ireland
The most significant amendments allow for the following: –
Rent cannot be increased more often than every 2 years
Previously a landlord could review the rent every year and only had to give their tenant 28 days’ notice of the change. Under the new Act a landlord can only review the rent every 24 months. This two year period starts to run from the commencement of the tenancy or from the most recent rent review. A landlord must now give their tenant at least 90 days written notification of a change in the rent.
The Landlord must give the Tenant a Rent Review Notice
The landlord must give the tenant a notice of the proposed increase of rent together with evidence that the proposed rent increase is proportionate and in line with market rent for a similar type property in the area. The landlord, in this notice, must also inform the tenant of his/her right to challenge the rent increase through the Private Residential Tenancies Board forum.
The Notice periods for the termination of tenancies have also been expanded
The new notice periods are as follows: –
|
Duration of Tenancy |
Landlord Notice Period |
Tenant Notice Period |
|
Less than 6 months |
28 days |
28 days |
|
6 months or more, but less than 1 year |
35 days |
35 days |
|
1 year or more, but less than 2 years |
42 days |
42 days |
|
2 years or more, but less than 3 years |
56 days |
84 days |
|
3 years or more, but less than 4 years |
84 days |
84 days |
|
4 years or more, but less than 5 years |
112 days |
84 days |
|
5 years or more, but less than 6 years |
140 days |
84 days |
|
6 years or more, but less than 7 years |
168 days |
84 days |
|
7 year or more, but less than 8 years |
196 days |
84 days |
|
8 years or more |
224 days |
112 days |
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