Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Catherine Comer:
As regards what happens after the 90 days, this comes under head 8 in circumstances where, for example, a tenant has put in a bid and the landlord is willing to accept it. We are cognisant, however, that although the offer can be made and a certain amount of work done in the 90 days, the final close can take longer. That is what head 8 caters for. There was a query about what head 8 does. It allows, similar to a reliance on the previous Bill during Covid, for there to be an agreement to preserve the Part 4 rights and the tenant to remain in the house as long as there was an agreement between the landlord and tenant. That makes sense if the sale is going through. If the landlord-----