Anti-Evictions Bill 2018
Public bill · Private Member · Introduced
Aimed at making renting much more secure, this measure would give more tenant rights in student accommodation, treat lenders or receivers who take over a property as landlords, and lengthen the notice landlords must give before ending a tenancy or increasing rent. It would also turn most tenancies lasting more than two months into long-term protected tenancies, make those rights open-ended, and block landlords from ending a tenancy just because they want to sell. If a landlord or a close family member needs to move in, the tenant would have to be paid compensation, and “renovation” could no longer be used as a reason to evict.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to provide for the greater security of tenure by extending tenancy rights for those with a licence to reside in student specific accommodation; by the inclusion of receivers and lenders that have taken possession of properties in the definition of a landlord, by the extension of notice periods for termination of a new tenancies; by making all tenancies over two months Part 4 tenancies; by making Part 4 tenancies of indefinite duration; by removing sale of property as a ground for terminating a tenancy, by providing for compensation where a tenancy is terminated on the ground that the dwelling is required by the landlord or a relative of the landlord for their own occupation; by removing renovation and refurbishment as a ground for termination of a tenancy; and by the extension of notice periods for new rents and for the termination of tenancies.
Last updated 2 May 2025
- Ruth Coppinger Primary
- Mick Barry
- Paul Murphy
- First StageDáil
- Second StageDáil
- Committee StageDáil Current
- Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Dáil
- Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] Dáil
- Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] Dáil
- Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: First Stage Dáil