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8.0 Registration of
Tenancies
The Act establishes a Private
Residential Tenancies Register.
Landlords are now required to register
a new tenancy with the Private
Residential Tenancies Board within
one month of the lease being agreed.
In the case of tenancy agreements
completed before December 2004,
registration should have taken place
by March 2005.
8.1 Cost of Registration
The fee for registration is currently €70
per tenancy. A combined fee of €300
is available where a number of units in
a building are being registered at the
same time. A double fee applies to late
registrations. There may be exceptions
to the fee in certain cases, for
example, if 2 fees were already
registered for that dwelling within the
previous year. It is expected that the
fees will be increased over time and in
line with inflation.
8.2 The Registration Process
A registration form – PRTB1 (see
Appendix 6) must be completed by the
landlord and tenant. The information
provided on this form includes:
• The address of the dwelling
• The name, address and the PPS
number of the landlord and any
authorised agents of the landlord
• The number of occupants in the
dwelling
• The name(s) and PPS number(s) of
the tenant(s) in the dwelling
• A description of the dwelling
including the number of bed spaces
• The date the tenancy commenced
• The amount of rent payable and
when it is due to be paid.
Tenants are obliged to provide
landlords with the personal information
they require to complete the
registration process, for example, PPS
numbers.
When registered, the PRTB will issue
the landlord and tenants with a unique
registration number. This number,
along with the details of the
registration entry, will be available to
the landlord and tenant within a few
weeks.
This number is important and should
be kept in a safe place.
An extract from the register will be
available to the public. It will not
contain information on the identity of
the landlord or the tenant. It will not
provide information on the amount of
rent paid.
Under the Private Residential
Tenancies Act, tenancies no longer
have to be registered with the local
authority. Landlords who were
registered with the local authority have
to re-register with the PRTB giving the
details required by the Act; in this
case, they will not have to pay a fee.
The requirement to register arises
when a new tenancy is created.
There is an obligation to keep details
up-to-date but there is no fee for this.
A revised rent must be updated on the
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