Ms Emer Morrissey:

That is one of the options for the landlords. When the registration enforcements end, when we send out that initial letter asking the person to register because we have information that there is a tenancy, that person either has to register or let us know if he or she is not registered. We do not currently have data on historic cases in which that would have been done, but we will be collecting that going forward. When it goes to investigation, there is an assigned investigator who engages with the landlord throughout the whole process. If a landlord comes forward and says it is no longer a rental property, or that there was a rental property or it is a licence agreement because the tenant is living with him or her, the investigation is closed off because there is actually no improper conduct to investigate. We do have that option. The aim for us is to support landlords who should be registered to become registered and to help them along that process. For those people who are deliberately trying to avoid registration, it is really then we use our full powers, which include enforcement or that sanction process to make sure they feel that the RTB is using its powers.