The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2021 (RTA) regulates 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 Acts to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants.
Due to the quasi-judicial nature of the RTB, it would be inappropriate for me, as Minister, to comment or intervene in the specifics of an individual case.
Where there is a dispute as to the validity of a Notice of Termination, all tenants can apply to the RTB for dispute resolution.
Section 5(1) of the RTA defines “landlord” as the person for the time being entitled to receive (otherwise than as agent for another person) the rent paid in respect of a dwelling by the tenant thereof and, where the context so admits, includes a person who has ceased to be so entitled by reason of the termination of the tenancy.
I have no plans to amend the definition of landlord at this time.