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5.0 Security of Tenure
Security of tenure is based on four
year cycles from 1 September 2004 or
after.
The landlord can end a tenancy
agreement without specific reasons
during the first six months of the
agreement. Once a tenancy
agreement has been in place for six
months, the tenant becomes entitled to
a tenancy for a period of four years
from the date the tenancy started. This
is known as a Part Four Tenancy
because it is Part 4 of the Act that
covers security of tenure.
If the tenancy agreement is not
renewed after the first six months, then
the tenant does not become entitled to
security of tenure rights.
If a notice to terminate the tenancy
agreement is given during the first six
months but is then withdrawn, the
tenancy continues as though the
notice was never given. Therefore, it
would not be possible for a landlord to
serve a notice every six months and
then withdraw it, in order to avoid the
tenant’s security of tenure rights. Once
the six months has passed, the
landlord can only end the tenancy
agreement in certain circumstances,
as is outlined in Section 6.2.
At the end of the 4 years, a new
tenancy cycle will commence, at which
stage re-registration of the tenancy
with the PRTB will be required.
A Dubliner’s Guide to the Residential Tenancies Act, 2004 14
(Updated January 2008)