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Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
- Introduced
- 15 Nov 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Rent increases in Rent Pressure Zones capped at 2% per annum (down from general inflation rate); review of this cap required within 15 months.
- New tenancies starting 6+ months after enactment automatically become unlimited-duration after 6 months; landlords can only terminate on limited grounds.
- Temporary waiver of annual registration fees for further Part 4 tenancies registered before mandatory annual registration begins (expected Q1 2022).
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad15 Nov 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad17 Nov 2021
- Committee Stage26th Seanad17 Nov 2021
- Report Stage26th Seanad24 Nov 2021
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad25 Nov 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil25 Nov 2021
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil3 Dec 2021
- Report Stage33rd Dáil8 Dec 2021
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil8 Dec 2021
- Enacted11 Dec 2021
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