Residential Tenancies Act 2020
Number 17 of 2020
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 2020
REVISED
Updated to 29 October 2022
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Residential Tenancies Act 2020. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Act 2022 (34/2022), enacted 29 October 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 4) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 550 of 2022), made 2 November 2022, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 17 of 2020
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 2020
REVISED
Updated to 29 October 2022
CONTENTS
Section
3. Notices of termination under Act of 2004
4. Entitlement to remain in occupation of dwelling during emergency period
Acts Referred to
Health Act 1947 (No. 28)
Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (No. 14)
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27)
Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2019
Number 17 of 2020
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 2020
REVISED
Updated to 29 October 2022
An Act, to make exceptional provision, in the public interest and having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19; in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effect of the spread of that disease and to limit the adverse consequences resulting, or likely to result from the spread of that disease; and having regard to the burden caused by that risk to the normal functioning of society; and recognising the likelihood that necessary restrictions imposed in order to reduce that spread and its effect on society will impede the ability of tenants to find alternative accommodation and the consequent impact on the well-being of persons and families and on the availability of vital public service functions in relation to housing; to make provision in relation to the operation of certain provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 during a period of restrictions imposed upon travel to, from or within certain geographical locations pursuant to regulations under section 31A of the Health Act 1947; and to provide for related matters.
[24th October, 2020]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: