Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020

What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Extends notice periods for rent arrears evictions to 90 days during emergency period (10 Jan 2021), requiring landlords to give tenants 28 days to pay arrears after written notice to tenant and Residential Tenancies Board.
• Freezes residential rent increases during emergency period; tenants experiencing Covid-19 job loss or receiving pandemic payments can declare eligibility for enhanced protections by notifying Residential Tenancies Board.
• Requires landlords to send eviction notices for unpaid rent simultaneously to tenant and Residential Tenancies Board; Board must offer tenants Money Advice and Budgeting Service assistance when notified of arrears.

Stage timeline What do these stages mean?

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   22 Jul 2020
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jul 2020
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jul 2020
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jul 2020
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jul 2020
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   31 Jul 2020
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   31 Jul 2020
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   31 Jul 2020
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   31 Jul 2020
10. Enacted

    1 Aug 2020

Debates

• Second Stage 31 Jul 2020 ↗
• Committee and Remaining Stages 30 Jul 2020 ↗
• Order for Second Stage 28 Jul 2020 ↗

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