Written answers

Tuesday, 22 April 2008

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Private Rented Accommodation

9:00 pm

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 99: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make dwellings which are the subject of a lease between landlord and tenant liable for registration with the Private Residential Tenancies Board and subject to inspection by local authorities. [14443/08]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that accommodation provided to a tenant by way of lease agreement is not subject to inspection by the local authority; and if he will legislate to correct this anomaly. [14442/08]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 and 100 together.

A lease is defined in the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 as an instrument in writing, whether or not under seal, containing a contract of tenancy in respect of a dwelling and, therefore, comes within the jurisdiction of the Act. Tenancy registration is a matter for the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), which is an independent statutory body established under the Act. Section 134 of the Act requires the landlord of a dwelling to apply to the PRTB to register each tenancy. Section 144 of the Act also provides powers of direction in respect of a tenancy that in the opinion of the Board ought to be registered. In addition a person found guilty of an offence under the Act, such as the provision of false and misleading information is, on summary conviction, liable to a fine of up to €3,000 and/or up to six months imprisonment. All private rental dwellings are subject to inspection under the Housing (Standards for Rented Housing) Regulations 1993.

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