Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will take amendments Nos. 176 and 177 together because the first is a technical amendment to Schedule 2 to include as improper conduct by a landlord, for the purposes of the new part 7A of the Act, false or misleading citations of termination grounds in termination notices and failure to make re-letting offers where required to do so. It is consequent to amendment No. 41 and it is about the re-letting that has to be made in cases where improper conduct has happened on the part of the landlord because he or she has not invoked section 34 in the right way. A re-letting offer will now be required where a contract to sell the property is not entered into within nine months of the tenancy ending. Under the existing provisions, a re-letting offer is required where occupation by the family member ceased within 12 months of the tenancy ending, on completion of refurbishment works and, if the dwelling was to be put to some other use, it becomes available for letting within a year of the tenancy ending. These time periods were previously changed by amendment No. 40, which we discussed. Re-letting offers are required where the tenant has provided and kept up to date their contact details, which is important for their being contactable by the landlord where the re-letting has to take place.

We have discussed the rest of the issues relating to this amendment because it relates back to amendments Nos. 40 and 41.