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Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
- Introduced
- 17 Jun 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Extends emergency protections from rent increases and evictions for Covid-19-affected tenants in arrears until 12 January 2022.
- Caps upfront payments (deposit plus advance rent) at 2 months' rent maximum, and limits regular advance rent to 1 month only.
- Requires students in student accommodation to give minimum 28 days' termination notice; allows them to opt out of upfront payment caps.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil17 Jun 2021
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil23 Jun 2021
- Report Stage33rd Dáil23 Jun 2021
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil23 Jun 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil23 Jun 2021
- Committee Stage26th Seanad25 Jun 2021
- Report Stage26th Seanad5 Jul 2021
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad5 Jul 2021
- Enacted9 Jul 2021
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