Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
605. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update for an upfront deposit and rent payments capped at two months-value under Housing for All. [43318/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides quarterly progress reports on all actions under Housing for All which are available on: www.gov.ie/en/collection/9d2ee-housing-for-all-quarterly-progress-reports/.
As committed to under Housing for All, section 7 of the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 inserts a new section 19B into the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 which applies to tenancies created on or after 9 August 2021, to restrict the total amount that anyone is required to pay to a landlord by way of a deposit or an advance rent payment to secure a tenancy to no more than the equivalent of 2 months’ rent (i.e. any deposit cannot exceed 1 month’s rent and any advance rent payment cannot exceed 1 month’s rent). A restriction of the equivalent of 1 month’s rent is also placed on the amount that a tenant is obliged to pay as a regular advance rent payment to a landlord during a tenancy.
