Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 81:

In page 38, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:

“Amendment of section 34 of Act of 2004 to require landlords terminating a tenancy on the ground of needing the dwelling for occupation by the landlord or a by a member of the landlord’s family to pay compensation to the tenant34. (1) The Act of 2004 is amended in paragraph 4 of the Table to section 34 by the insertion after “his or her family” of “and has paid the tenant an amount equivalent to six months’ rent in respect of the tenancy as compensation for the termination of the tenancy”.

(2) The Act of 2004 is amended in paragraph 4 of the Table to section 34 by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (b):

“(c) and that the landlord is obliged to pay the tenant an amount equivalent to six months’ rent in respect of the tenancy as compensation for the termination of the tenancy.”.”.

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