Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2006
585 Mr. Healy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the basis for the consent to sale clause attached to the purchase local authority houses; his views on whether this clause discriminates against owners of these houses when it comes to resale; if he will review the need for and the legality of this clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33268/06]
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Section 90(12)(a) of the Housing Act 1966, (as amended) provides the legislative basis for the power of a housing authority in certain circumstances to refuse to consent to the re-sale of a tenant purchase dwelling within the period of twenty years from the date of the completion of the sale.
My Department is reviewing all aspects of the tenant purchase scheme in the context of the commitment in the Housing Policy Framework – Building Sustainable Communities to introduce a new scheme of tenant purchase that will allow for the sale of local authority apartments under certain conditions.
