{"id":1604,"date":"2025-05-07T15:24:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T15:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/?page_id=1604"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T13:56:24","slug":"tenants-rights-to-stay-in-a-rented-property","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/rights-responsibilities\/tenants-rights-to-stay-in-a-rented-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceart tion\u00f3nta chun fanacht i r\u00e9admhaoin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-notice no-print\">\n        <div class=\"inner container\">\n            <p><strong>Cuirfear aistri\u00fach\u00e1n ar f\u00e1il go luath<\/strong><\/p>\n            <p>\u00c1r leithsc\u00e9al as an m\u00edchaoithi\u00falacht. Cuirfear aistri\u00fach\u00e1n Gaeilge ar an leathanach seo ar f\u00e1il go luath. Go raibh maith agat as do chuid foighneachta agus muid ag obair ar leagan uasd\u00e1taithe.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><section id=\"block-block_71d946c7825391dcceb8d937883eaae3\" class=\"header-block rtb-block colour-teal margin-top-none margin-bottom-default\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"breadcrumb\">\n    <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Bord um Tion\u00f3ntachta\u00ed C\u00f3naithe.\" href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\"><i class=\"rtb-home-icon\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><i class=\"rtb-chevron\"><\/i><\/nav>\n        \n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"content\">\n                            \n                <h1 class=\"heading-xl\">Ceart tion\u00f3nta chun fanacht i r\u00e9admhaoin<\/h1>\n                                            <\/div>\n            <!-- Temporary image: Remove after migrating illustrations to the illustration_selection field -->\n            \n                                    <div class=\"illustration fade-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/themes\/rtb\/assets\/images\/illustrations\/header-block\/header-illustration-teal-a.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"block-block_921423fc7df605cf58c29731fef3b13b\" class=\"navigation-block container rtb-block margin-top-default margin-bottom-none\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n        <header>\n                            <h2 class=\"heading-s\">On this page<\/h2>                        <i class=\"rtb-arrow down\"><\/i>\n        <\/header>\n                    <nav class=\"navigation\">            \n                                    <ul>\n                                                                                    <li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"#what\" target=\"\">What is \u2018security of tenure\u2019?<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                                                                <li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"#unlimited\" target=\"\">Tenancies of unlimited duration (tenancies started on or after 11 June 2022)<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                                                                <li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"#2022\" target=\"\">Part 4 tenancies (tenancies started after 24 December 2016 but before 11 June 2022)<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                                                                <li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"#2016\" target=\"\">Part 4 tenancies started on or before 24 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                        <\/ul>\n                                    <ul>\n                                                                                    <li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"#fixed\" target=\"\">Fixed term tenancies<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                                                                <li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"#special\" target=\"\">Special cases<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                                                                <li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"#more\" target=\"\">More information on ending a tenancy<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                        <\/ul>\n                            <\/nav>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"what\" class=\"header-paragraph-block rtb-block  margin-top-s margin-bottom-xs\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<article class=\"cms-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is \u2018security of tenure\u2019?<\/h2>\n<p>Security of tenure is a tenant\u2019s right to stay in a rented property after an initial period.<\/p>\n<p>Once a tenant has lived in a property for a continuous 6 months without a valid <a href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/ending-a-tenancy\/notice-of-termination-guide\/\">Notice of Termination <\/a>served within that period, they have security of tenure and can only be evicted for specific legal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The amount of time you are entitled to stay in rented accommodation after the first 6 months depends on when your tenancy began.<\/p>\n<p>Security of tenure is also known as Part 4 tenancy rights, referring to Part 4 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, which deals with security of tenure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"related-content\" data-js=\"related-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"\">Related content<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/ending-a-tenancy\/how-a-landlord-can-end-a-tenancy\/\" target=\"\">How a landlord can end a tenancy<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/ending-a-tenancy\/how-a-tenant-can-end-a-tenancy\/\" target=\"\">How a tenant can end a tenancy<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/beginning-a-tenancy\/\" target=\"\">Beginning a tenancy<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/ending-a-tenancy\/notice-of-termination-guide\/\" target=\"\">Notice of Termination guide<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"unlimited\" class=\"header-paragraph-block rtb-block  margin-top-xs margin-bottom-xs\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<article class=\"cms-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Tenancies of unlimited duration (tenancies started on or after 11 June 2022)<\/h2>\n<p>On 11 June 2022, tenancies of unlimited duration were introduced into law.<\/p>\n<p>This means that if your tenancy began on or after 11 June 2022, you have the right to stay in the property without a set end date, once the following conditions are met:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have lived in the property continuously for 6 months.<\/li>\n<li>You have not been served with a valid Notice of Termination within that 6-month period.<\/li>\n<li>The landlord does not have any legal reason to end the tenancy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"sidebar-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"\">Important note<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cms-content\"><p>This page provides a simplified, easy-to-understand summary of tenants&#8217; right to stay in a rented property written in plain language.<\/p>\n<p>It is not a substitute for the full and definitive information, which can be found in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/revisedacts.lawreform.ie\/eli\/2004\/act\/27\/front\/revised\/en\/html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/revisedacts.lawreform.ie\/eli\/2004\/act\/27\/front\/revised\/en\/html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747818016511000&amp;usg=AOvVaw01O8umz-uZOD8mDvXM8BsR\">Residential Tenancies Act 2004, (as amended)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"2022\" class=\"header-paragraph-block rtb-block  margin-top-xs margin-bottom-none\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<article class=\"cms-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Part 4 tenancies (tenancies started after 24 December 2016 but before 11 June 2022)<\/h2>\n<p>If a tenancy began after 24 December 2016 but before 11 June 2022, old security of tenure rules apply.<\/p>\n<p>Your tenancy follows a 6-year cycle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After 6 months of living continuously in the property (without a valid Notice of Termination being served) you get Part 4 tenancy rights. This means you have the right to stay in the property for a further 5 \u00bd years, unless the tenancy is legally ended.<\/li>\n<li>After these 6 years, the tenancy ends and a new tenancy can begin.<\/li>\n<li>Your landlord can end the tenancy at the end of the 6-year cycle without giving a reason.<\/li>\n<li>If the landlord does not end the tenancy at the end of this cycle, it automatically becomes a tenancy of unlimited duration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By 11 June 2028, all tenancies will be tenancies of unlimited duration. This is because all existing 6-year cycle tenancies will have ended by then.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"2016\" class=\"header-paragraph-block rtb-block  margin-top-xs margin-bottom-xs\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<article class=\"cms-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Part 4 tenancies started on or before 24 December 2016<\/h2>\n<p>For tenancies that began before 24 December 2016, after the first\u202f6 months of the tenancy, you get the right to stay in the property for a further 3 \u00bd years.<\/p>\n<p>These tenancies will be tenancies of unlimited duration. This is because as of 24 December 2016 the length of a \u2018Part 4\u2019 tenancy changed to 6 years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"fixed\" class=\"header-paragraph-block rtb-block  margin-top-xs margin-bottom-xs\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<article class=\"cms-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Fixed term tenancies<\/h2>\n<p>A fixed term tenancy is agreed for a specific period (for example one year). However, Part 4 rights apply alongside it, meaning you still get security of tenure after 6 months of living continuously in the property (once a valid notice of termination has not been served within that period).<\/p>\n<p>Even if a fixed term agreement ends, you have the right to stay in the property under Part 4 rules unless the landlord has a legal reason to end the tenancy.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a fixed-term tenancy and you want to stay in the property under a Part 4 tenancy, you must notify your landlord of your intention to stay. You must notify them no earlier than 3 months and no later than one month before your fixed term agreement expires.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"special\" class=\"header-paragraph-block rtb-block  margin-top-xs margin-bottom-xs\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<article class=\"cms-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Special cases<\/h2>\n<h3>Approved Housing Body (AHB) tenants<\/h3>\n<p>Most tenants in AHB housing have security of tenure after 6 months, except those in transitional housing (typically lasting 18 months or less).<\/p>\n<h3>Student specific accommodation<\/h3>\n<p>Security of tenure rules do not apply to <a href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/types-of-tenancies\/student-specific-accommodation\/\">student specific accommodation<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Landlord lives in one of two properties that was originally a single dwelling<\/h3>\n<p>Security of tenure rules do not apply in the following situation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The building has been divided into two separate properties but was originally a single dwelling,<\/li>\n<li>The landlord lives in one of the two properties, and<\/li>\n<li>Before the tenancy started, the landlord served the tenant with a notice in writing stating that Part 4 tenancy rules would not apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Lettings connected to employment<\/h3>\n<p>Security of tenure rules do not apply where your entitlement to live in the property is tied to your employment. You must leave the property when your contract of employment ends.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"more\" class=\"header-paragraph-block rtb-block  margin-top-xs margin-bottom-default\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<article class=\"cms-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>More information on ending a tenancy<\/h2>\n<p>When you have security of tenure, your landlord can only end your tenancy for a limited number of reasons.<br \/>\nLearn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/ending-a-tenancy\/how-a-landlord-can-end-a-tenancy\/\">how a landlord can end a tenancy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/ending-a-tenancy\/how-a-tenant-can-end-a-tenancy\/\">how a tenant can end a tenancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":172,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1604","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-28 02:02:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1604"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51538,"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1604\/revisions\/51538"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}