Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026
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Amendment of section 12(1) of Principal Act | ||
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6. Section 12(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (i): | ||
“(i) in the case of a tenancy (other than a tenancy to which section 5 (4) of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2021 applies) created on or after 1 March 2026 (in this paragraph referred to as a ‘relevant tenancy’), furnish the tenant and the Board, in writing, with the following information at the commencement of the relevant tenancy: | ||
(i) the amount of rent that was last set under the most recent previous tenancy, if any, of the dwelling; | ||
(ii) the date the rent was last set under the most recent previous tenancy, if any, of the dwelling; | ||
(iii) a statement as to how the rent set under the relevant tenancy has been calculated having regard to section 19; | ||
(iv) the number assigned under section 135(3) in respect of the most recent previous tenancy, if any, of the dwelling; | ||
(v) by reference to the published register, the amount of rent payable and the number assigned under section 135(3) in respect of the most recent tenancy, preceding the date of commencement of the relevant tenancy, of each of 3 dwellings— | ||
(I) of a similar size (determined by reference to floor area), number of bedrooms, type, character and (where applicable) BER to the dwelling the subject of the relevant tenancy, and | ||
(II) situated in a comparable area to that in which the dwelling the subject of the relevant tenancy is situated.”. |