Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 26 refers to page 36 in the Bill and relates to a rent review notice. The Bill states that it shall, "be served not earlier than two weeks before, and not later than four weeks after, the date on which the setting of the rent by way of a review is to take effect".The standard for the Residential Tenancies Act is 90 days for a review. I firmly believe that two weeks, especially for people on an income that qualifies them for cost rental, is not enough time for notice to be given for a rent rise. We want 90 days before for a rent review, not just two weeks. That provision would then be similar to other rental policies.

Amendment No. 27 is a strong protection to ensure rents are not increased just like any other rental property in the private market.