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Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019
- Sponsor
- Eoin Ó Broin · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 5 Dec 2019
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to freeze rents for three years on all existing and new tenancies.
- Rent freeze can only be extended by vote in the Houses of the Oireachtas; Residential Tenancies Board will index-link rents to local areas.
- Directs Minister for Finance to commission report on costs and structure of introducing refundable tax relief for tenants alongside freeze.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil5 Dec 2019
- Second Stage32nd Dáil5 Dec 2019
Debates
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