Mr. Paul Lemass:

I thank the Deputy for the questions. She accurately summarised the operation of the declaration and the counter-declaration. The Bill states that this part shall not apply to that. In the event that a landlord proceeds with a termination, the tenant can raise a dispute. As part of that process, the tenant can demonstrate that he or she has made a declaration and query the validity of the landlord's declaration.

Separate from the notice of termination, the tenant could take a dispute to the RTB claiming that his or her declaration is valid but the landlord's is not.