Written answers

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Residential Tenancy Disputes

8:00 pm

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to a query (details supplied). [23562/09]

Photo of Michael FinneranMichael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 introduced a new regulatory framework governing private rented residential accommodation and it provided for, inter alia, the registration of private rented residential tenancies, the cheap and speedy resolution of disputes between parties to such tenancies and the establishment of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) to discharge a range of functions relating to these matters.

The Act specifies the grounds and the standard notice periods relating to the termination of a tenancy and it also specifies the rights of parties to a tenancy, and certain other persons, to refer to the Board for resolution any matter relating to the tenancy in respect of which there is a dispute between them, including a dispute about the proposed termination of a tenancy which is the subject of a written lease.

Information as to how to apply for dispute resolution by the PRTB is available on the Board's website, www.prtb.ie, or can be requested by writing to the Board at O'Connell Bridge House, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2 or by emailing disputes@prtb.ie.

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