{"id":256,"date":"2025-04-24T10:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/?page_id=256"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:48:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T13:48:43","slug":"approved-housing-bodies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/types-of-tenancies\/approved-housing-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Comhlachta\u00ed Ceadaithe Tith\u00edochta"},"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_57426b24869d7fa196ed0798e7052917\" 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\">Comhlachta\u00ed Ceadaithe Tith\u00edochta<\/h1>\n                <p>Approved housing bodies (AHBs) provide and manage social rented housing. They are not-for-profit organisations that help with housing needs.<\/p>                            <\/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_298eaba4222c6fb6097f4612f2a649d4\" 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<p>There are over 260 registered AHB landlords in Ireland, and they have over 50,000 homes. AHBs provide housing to people in different situations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Families with low incomes<\/li>\n<li>Households with special needs, like older people, people with disabilities and homeless people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>AHBs work with local authorities like councils. People on a council&#8217;s social housing waiting list can be offered AHB homes.<\/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\/setting-reviewing-rent\/setting-and-reviewing-approved-housing-body-ahb-rent\/\" target=\"\">Setting and reviewing Approved Housing Body (AHB) rent<\/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\/\" target=\"\">Ending 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\/register-tenancies\/register-a-tenancy\/who-should-register\/\" target=\"\">Who should register<\/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<\/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=\"block-block_801526c6e62c13812bcac20cc67327d7\" 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>Registration of AHBs<\/h2>\n<p>AHB tenancies must be registered with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). This is done by the AHB. Licence arrangements do not fall under the RTB&#8217;s remit (for example, hostel accommodation).<\/p>\n<h3>How to register<\/h3>\n<p>Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) registration accounts are set up by the RTB and your tenancy records\u202fare linked automatically to your RTB registration account.<\/p>\n<h3>How to access your account<\/h3>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:AHB@rtb.ie\">AHB@rtb.ie<\/a> to request your account login details. Once logged in, you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Register tenancies.<\/li>\n<li>Manage registrations.<\/li>\n<li>Create operators on your account and assign them tenancies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Registration fees<\/h3>\n<p>Registration fees for Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Standard fee<\/strong>: \u20ac20 a year. This applies once your application is completed within a month of the start of the tenancy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Late fee:<\/strong> \u20ac5 a month for each month or part of the month that the registration is late.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Composite registration fee<\/strong>: \u20ac85 if you are registering up to 10 tenancies in the same building at the same time (once they are received by the RTB within one month of the earliest tenancy start date).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/register-tenancies\/register-a-tenancy\/registration-fees\/\">AHB registration fees for tenancies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Questions about registration<\/h3>\n<p>If you have a query about your AHB online account, linking a tenancy registration to an AHB online account or registering AHB tenancies contact <a href=\"mailto:AHB@rtb.ie\">AHB@rtb.ie<\/a>.<\/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=\"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 about Approved housing bodies (AHBs) 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=\"block-block_2b5126e90906f37d044b3daa38edc9bf\" 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>Setting and reviewing rent in AHBs<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rent is set for AHB tenancies in accordance with the contract or lease between the public authority and the AHB or in accordance with the terms of assistance given by the housing authority to the AHB.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The tenancy agreement should include the date of the rent review.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the agreement does not include a review date, rent can only be reviewed once every 12 months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the rent amount changes after a review, the AHB must notify the tenant in accordance with the terms of the tenancy agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the agreement doesn&#8217;t cover this, the tenant must be notified as soon as practicable.<\/span><\/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=\"block-block_90efb930d2c83b711d22748c6c621c3e\" 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>AHB rights and responsibilities<\/h2>\n<p>AHB&#8217;s have most of the same <a href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/rights-responsibilities\/landlord-rights-responsibilities\/\">rights and responsibilities as private landlords<\/a>, with some exceptions. AHB tenants have most of the same <a href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/renting\/rights-responsibilities\/tenant-rights-responsibilities\/\">rights and responsibilities as private tenants<\/a>, with some exceptions. For example, tenants of AHBs cannot assign or sublet the tenancy to anyone else.<\/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=\"block-block_d8fa82a60aae5dde47d5d766f786e04d\" 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>If you have problems with your tenancy<\/h2>\n<p>Contact your AHB if you have a question or issue with your tenancy. The simplest way to resolve a tenancy dispute is to talk to the other party and try to resolve the issues on your own first. If you cannot resolve the issue on your own, you can use the RTB&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/disputes\/disputes-process\/\">dispute resolution service<\/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":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":156,"menu_order":0,"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":"1239,1","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-256","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 16:06:10","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\/256","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\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51530,"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/256\/revisions\/51530"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}