Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
283. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to reports landlords are demanding cash-only payments; and if any actions are in place to monitor and prevent this. [48219/22]
View answerThe Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2022 regulate the landlord-tenant relationship in the rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants.
Section 16 of the Acts specifies the obligations of a tenant which include the payment of rent.
The requirement to provide a rent book is set out in the Housing (Rent Books) Regulations 1993, as amended.
The Regulations require that where:
(a) payment is handed in person by the tenant, the landlord shall on receipt, either
(i) record in the rent book the amount, purpose and date of the payment and the period to which it relates, or
(ii) provide the person making the payment with a receipt stating the amount, purpose and date of the payment and the house and period to which the payment relates, or
(b) the payment is made other than in person, the landlord shall, not more than 3 months after receipt, either—
(i) record in the rent book the amount, purpose and date of the payment and the period to which it relates, or
(ii) provide the tenant with a written statement of the amount, purpose and date of the payment, and
the landlord shall sign each record made and receipt provided in accordance with these Regulations.
