Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Act, 1982
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Application of this Part. |
8.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Part applies to every dwelling which would, at the commencement of this Act, be a controlled dwelling within the meaning of the Rent Restrictions Acts, 1960 to 1981, if those Acts had full force and effect at such commencement, other than such a dwelling held at such commencement under a contract of tenancy for greater than from year to year during such period as it is so held. | |
(2) Sections 9 and 16 do not apply to— | ||
(a) a dwelling let to a person in connection with his continuance in any office, appointment or employment, | ||
or | ||
(b) a dwelling let bona fide for the temporary convenience or to meet a temporary necessity of the landlord or the tenant. | ||
(3) Where— | ||
(a) the entitlement of a tenant to retain possession of a dwelling to which subsection (1) relates ceases to subsist, or | ||
(b) the tenant of the dwelling assigns or sublets his tenancy, or | ||
(c) the landlord of the dwelling recovers possession of the dwelling, | ||
this Part shall cease to apply to the dwelling. | ||
(4) Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (3) shall not affect the entitlement of a tenant to compensation under section 15 . |