Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015
Amendment of section 66 of Principal Act
31. (1) Section 66 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by substituting the following Table for Table 1:
“TABLE 1
Termination by Landlord
|
Duration of Tenancy |
Notice Period |
|
(1) |
(2) |
|
Less than 6 months |
28 days |
|
6 or more months but less than 1 year |
35 days |
|
1 year or more but less than 2 years |
42 days |
|
2 years or more but less than 3 years |
56 days |
|
3 years or more but less than 4 years |
84 days |
|
4 or more but less than 5 years |
112 days |
|
5 or more but less than 6 years |
140 days |
|
6 or more but less than 7 years |
168 days |
|
7 or more but less than 8 years |
196 days |
|
8 or more years |
224 days |
”,
and
(b) by substituting the following Table for Table 2:
“TABLE 2
Termination by Tenant
|
Duration of Tenancy |
Notice Period |
|
(1) |
(2) |
|
Less than 6 months |
28 days |
|
6 or more months but less than 1 year |
35 days |
|
1 year or more but less than 2 years |
42 days |
|
2 or more but less than 4 years |
56 days |
|
4 years or more but less than 8 years |
84 days |
|
8 or more years |
112 days |
”.
(2) Where, immediately before the coming into operation of subsection (1), a period of notice was specified in a notice of termination in respect of a tenancy to which section 66 of the Principal Act applies but that period had not expired, notwithstanding the amendments to section 66 of the Principal Act made by subsection (1), the periods of notice specified in the Tables to that section before those amendments were made shall continue to apply in respect of the notice of termination concerned as if those amendments had not been made.