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Number 42 of 2015
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Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015
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CONTENTS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement
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2. Interpretation
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PART 2
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Application of Principal Act to certain dwellings let by approved housing bodies to certain tenants
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3. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act
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4. Certain restrictions for dwellings the subject of a tenancy referred to in section 3(4) of Principal Act
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5. Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act
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6. Setting of rent under tenancy for dwellings referred to in section 3(4)
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7. Rent review for dwellings referred to in section 3(4) of Principal Act
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8. Notification of change in amount of rent following review under section 20A
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9. Amendment of section 25 of Principal Act
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10. Amendment of section 39 of Principal Act
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11. Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act
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12. Amendment of section 78 of Principal Act for purpose of Part 2
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13. Change of name of Board
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14. Change of name of register
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15. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 2009
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16. Amendment of section 134 of Principal Act
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17. Amendment of section 137 of Principal Act
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18. Fee to accompany application under section 134(2A)
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19. Amendment of section 138 of Principal Act
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20. Amendment of section 144 of Principal Act
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21. Amendment of section 176 of Principal Act
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PART 3
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Amendments of Principal Act
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22. Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act
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23. Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act
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24. Amendment of section 16 of Principal Act
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25. Amendment of section 20 of Principal Act
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26. Amendment of section 22 of Principal Act
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27. Additional requirements relating to termination by landlord
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28. Amendment of section 34 of Principal Act
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29. Amendment of section 35 of Principal Act
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30. Slip or omission in notice of termination
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31. Amendment of section 66 of Principal Act
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32. Amendment of section 67 of Principal Act
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33. Amendment of section 70 of Principal Act
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34. Amendment of section 75 of Principal Act
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35. Right of referral of complaint in respect of compliance with section 86(1)(a)
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36. Amendment of section 77 of Principal Act
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37. Amendment of section 78 of Principal Act
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38. Amendment of section 79 of Principal Act
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39. Amendment of section 82 of Principal Act
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40. Amendment of section 84 of Principal Act
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41. Amendment of section 86 of Principal Act
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42. Amendment of section 93 of Principal Act
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43. Amendment of section 94 of Principal Act
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44. Amendment of section 95 of Principal Act
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45. Procedures to be followed by Board following report of mediator
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46. Amendment of section 97 of Principal Act
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47. Amendment of section 98 of Principal Act
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48. Amendment of section 101 of Principal Act
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49. Amendment of section 103 of Principal Act
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50. Amendment of section 104 of Principal Act
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51. Amendment of section 109 of Principal Act
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52. Amendment of section 115 of Principal Act
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53. Amendment of section 117 of Principal Act
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54. Amendment of section 119 of Principal Act
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55. Amendment of section 121 of Principal Act
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56. Amendment of section 123 of Principal Act
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57. Amendment of section 124 of Principal Act
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58. Amendment of section 125 of Principal Act
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59. Cancellation of return of deposit in cases of failure to provide statement of agreement or disagreement
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60. Amendment of section 135 of Principal Act
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61. Obligation to transmit deposit to Board
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62. Amendment of section 136 of Principal Act
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63. Amendment of section 139 of Principal Act
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64. New sections 148A to 148Q inserted into Principal Act
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65. Amendment of section 151 of Principal Act
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66. Amendment of section 153 of Principal Act
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67. Amendment of section 156 of Principal Act
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68. Amendment of section 157 of Principal Act
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69. Amendment of section 159 of Principal Act
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70. Amendment of section 177 of Principal Act
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71. Designated tenancy deposit account
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72. Amendment of section 180 of Principal Act
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73. Reports to Minister concerning determination of complaints under section 76A
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PART 4
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Transfer of functions of Tribunal established under Act of 1983 to Board
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74. Interpretation
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75. Dissolution of Tribunal
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76. Transfer of functions of Tribunal to Board
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77. Amendment of section 151 of Principal Act for purposes of Part 4
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78. Transfer of land and other property
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79. Transfers of rights, liabilities, etc., of Tribunal
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80. Liability for loss
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81. Provisions consequent on transfer of functions, etc.
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82. Final accounts and final report
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83. Expenses incurred by Minister
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84. Repeal of certain provisions of Act of 1983
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PART 5
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Miscellaneous
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85. Amendment of section 84 of Act of 2009
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86. Repeals and miscellaneous amendments
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87. Amendment of section 6 of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992
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SCHEDULE
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Acts Referred to
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Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992
(No. 18)
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Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009
(No. 22)
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Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) (Amendment) Act 1983
(No. 22)
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Housing Acts 1966 to 2014
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Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011
(No. 2)
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Planning and Development Act 2000
(No. 30)
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Residential Tenancies Act 2004
(No. 27)
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Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 and 2009
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Number 42 of 2015
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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015
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An Act to amend and extend the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 and 2009; to amend the
Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009
; to provide for the application of the
Residential Tenancies Act 2004
to certain dwellings that are the subject of a tenancy; to provide for the restriction, in respect of the tenants of such dwellings, of certain entitlements of tenants under the
Residential Tenancies Act 2004
; to re-name the Private Residential Tenancies Board and the private residential tenancies register; to provide for the dissolution of the Rent Tribunal established under the
Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) (Amendment) Act 1983
and for the transfer of its functions to the Residential Tenancies Board; to repeal certain provisions of the
Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) (Amendment) Act 1983
; to provide for the Private Residential Tenancies Board to hold, and return, deposits paid by tenants to landlords, for any interest received from the holding of such deposits by the Private Residential Tenancies Board to be retained by it for its use in respect of its performance of its functions under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2015; to amend the
Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992
; in accordance with the exigencies of the common good, to provide, for a certain period, for the regulation of reviews of rent; to amend the periods of notice for the setting of new rents and the periods of notice for certain tenancy terminations; and to provide for related matters.
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[4th December, 2015]
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Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
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