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egister within one month of the
change. Other relevant changes in the
details only need to be notified as part
of a rent review update.
In the case where a tenancy lasts for 4
years, a new registration application
and fee will apply where a further or
new tenancy commences immediately
afterwards.
The Board will use the registration
data for its information provision
function and in considering certain
types of disputes. The PRTB will
exchange data on tenancies with Local
Authorities and the Department of
Social and Family Affairs and will
provide particulars to the Revenue
Commissioners as requested.
The landlord may apply for deletion of
an entry if the property concerned is
no longer a dwelling.
It is an offence to provide false
information during the registration
process.
8.3 Failure to Register
point. The landlord may then be liable
for a fine of up to €3,000 and/or six
months in prison along with a daily fine
of €250 for a continuing offence.
A tenancy must be registered with the
Board before the landlord can avail of
the Board’s dispute resolution process.
Tenants can avail of the dispute
service whether or not the tenancy is
registered. The Board has the power
to compel a tenant to furnish them with
information in circumstances where
they believe a tenancy exists and
should have been registered. They
can require a tenant to supply
information about the landlord’s
identity and failure by the tenant to do
so would result in an offence.
8.4 The Revenue Commissioners
The Act requires that when requested
to do so by either a landlord or the
Revenue Commissioners, the Board
must confirm to the Revenue
Commissioners whether the landlord
has registered a tenancy and, if more
than one tenancy is registered, the
details relating to them.
The Private Residential Tenancies
Board (PRTB) can serve a notice to a
landlord where they believe a tenancy
has not been registered. The landlord
will be given a period of time to give
reasons why the registration has not
happened. If these reasons are not
considered satisfactory by the Board
and if an application has still not been
made to register the tenancy, the
Board will serve a second notice on
that landlord requiring them to make
an application for registration within 14
days of receipt of that notice. It will be
considered an offence if the landlord
does not register the tenancy at this
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