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Conditions to be implied on letting of house for habitation.
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31.—(1) In any contract entered into after the passing of this Act for letting for habitation a dwelling-house at a rent not exceeding—
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(a) in the case of a house situate in the County Borough of Dublin or the Borough of Dun Laoghaire, thirty pounds per annum;
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(b) in the case of a house situate elsewhere, twenty-five pounds per annum;
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there shall, notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, be implied a condition that the house is at the commencement of the tenancy, and an undertaking that the house will be kept by the landlord during the tenancy, in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation but nothing in this section contained shall affect the liability of the tenant or occupier of any such house for any wilful act or default of such tenant or occupier whereby such house is rendered not reasonably fit for human habitation:
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Provided that the condition and undertaking aforesaid shall not be implied when a house is let for a term of not less than three years upon the terms that it be put by the lessee into a condition reasonably fit for habitation, and the lease is not determinable at the option of either party before the expiration of three years.
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(2) The landlord, or any person authorised by him in writing, may at reasonable times of the day, on giving twenty-four hours' notice in writing to the tenant or occupier, enter any premises to which this section applies for the purpose of viewing the state and condition thereof.
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(3) In this section the expression “landlord” means any person who lets for habitation to a tenant any house under any contract referred to in this section, and includes his successors in title, and the expression “dwelling-house” includes part of a house.
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