Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

However, the rule which means the landlord has to sell to the tenant at the price they have set, unless they get an offer higher than that, does not apply to local a authority or AHB. Is that correct? For example, if somebody wanted to sell the property at a lower price, there would be nothing stopping them from taking that lower price rather than selling to the AHB or the local authority. Is that correct? The question arises as to why someone would sell at a lower price. A person might argue that the conveyancing is taking too long with a local authority and they want to sell more quickly. If the offer from the AHB or the local authority is higher than the subsequent market offer, does it have to be sold to the local authority or the AHB?