Private Rented Accommodation Standards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 March 2015

Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Questions (650)

Robert Dowds

Question:

650. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the pressures that will be applied by private landlords to their tenants in order for them to keep their premises clean and up to a certain standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13011/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 and 2009 regulate the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector and set out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. Sections 12 and 16 set out the obligations on the landlord and tenant respectively, including in relation to the condition of the dwelling.