The Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 introduces, with effect from 6 July 2022, important changes to the law regarding the termination of residential tenancies. These amendments involve:
The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill was signed into law on 11 December 2021. Its main provisions are summarised in this post.
What is the Bill seeking to achieve?
This Bill has 3 primary purposes, as follows:
The notice for S.I. No. 361 of 2021 Commencement of Section 6 of the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 has been published in today’s Iris Oifigiuil.
This order appoints 16 July 2021 as the date on which section 6 of the Residential Tenancies (No.2) Act 2021 comes into effect. This is the section which
The Residential Tenancies Board has published some guidance materials in relation to the Residential Tenancies (No.2) Act 2021. These comprise of:
For
A short post to confirm that the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 was signed into law by the President last Friday, 9 July.
This is the legislation which introduces changes to the RPZ rules, capping rent increases at the rate of inflation shown by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices.
The RPZ rent increase
This Bill has been significantly amended in the Seanad to provide for (in addition to the items detailed in our previous post):
The Government yesterday published the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021:
The Bill provides for the following: