Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Residential Tenancies Act 2020
No. 17 of 2020
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 24 October 2020 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Residential Tenancies Acts | Residential Tenancies Act 2021 (5/2021), s. 3(2) | 30 March 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020 (27/2020) | |||
| s. 5(2) | |||
| S. 3 termination date construed | Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Act 2022 (34/2022), s. 4 | 29 October 2022 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(2) amended | Residential Tenancies Act 2021 (5/2021), s. 2(a)(i) | 30 March 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(6) deleted | Residential Tenancies Act 2021 (5/2021), s. 2(a)(ii) | 30 March 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4(3) inserted | Residential Tenancies Act 2021 (5/2021), s. 2(b) | 30 March 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |