Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019
No. 14 of 2019
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-2 | 31 May 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a) |
| Ss. 3-5 | 15 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2(a) |
| S. 6(1)(a), (b) | 4 June 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a) |
| S. 6(1)(c) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, s. 19(5A) | 4 June 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a) |
| S. 6(1)(c) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, s. 19(5B) | 1 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(b) |
| S. 6(1)(d) | 4 June 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a) |
| S. 6(1)(e) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, s. 19(6A) | 4 June 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a) |
| S. 6(1)(e) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, ss. 19(6B), (6C) | 1 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(b) |
| S. 6(2) | 4 June 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a) |
| Ss. 7-9 | 4 June 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(b) |
| Ss. 10, 11 | 31 May 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a) |
| Ss. 12-16 | 4 June 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(b) |
| S. 17 | 31 May 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a) |
| S. 18 | 15 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2(a) |
| Ss. 19-21 | 4 June 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(b) |
| S. 22(1)(a) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 22(1)(b)(i) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 22(1)(b)(ii)-(iv) | 15 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), art. 2(b) |
| S. 22(1)(c)-(g) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 22(2) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 23(a) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 23(b)(i) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 23(b)(ii), (iii) | 15 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2(c) |
| S. 24(a) | 4 June 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(c) |
| S. 24(b) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 25(1)(a) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(1)(a) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 25(1)(a) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(1)(b) | 15 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(d) |
| S. 25(1)(b) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 25(1)(c) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(4)(a) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 25(1)(c) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(4)(b) | 15 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts.2, 2(d) |
| S. 25(1)(d), (e) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 25(2) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 26 | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 27 | 31 May 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a) |
| S. 28 insofar as it effects the insertion of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/ 2004), ss. 148R, 148AF | 31 May 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(b) |
| S. 28 other than insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004) ss. 148R, 148AF | 1 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(b) |
| S. 29(a) | 31 May 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(c) |
| S. 29(b) | 4 April 2022 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Ss. 30-33 | 31 May 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a) |
| Ss. 34, 35 | 1 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(a) |
| S. 36 | 31 May 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a) |
| S. 37 | 15 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), art. 2(a) |
| S. 38 | 1 July 2019 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(a) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act other than s. 38 included in collectively cited Residential Tenancies Acts | S. 1(2) | ||
| S. 8(2) amended | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2025 (5/2025), ss. 4, 5(2) | ||
| Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(4), 635 | 18 October 2024 | Commenced as per s. 1(4) | |
| Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 (17/2021), s. 18 | 9 July 2021 | Commenced on enactment | |
| S. 22(2) substituted | Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019 (24/2019), ss. 26(a), 28(5) | 4 April 2022 | Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 164 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 25(2) substituted | Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019 (24/2019), ss. 26(b), 28(5) | 4 April 2022 | Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 164 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 26(2) substituted | Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019 (24/2019), ss. 26(c), 28(5) | 4 April 2022 | Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 164 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 37 substituted | Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019 (24/2019), ss. 26(d), 28(5) | 15 July 2019 | Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 355 of 2019), art. 2(c) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |