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n withdrawn, 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