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Alleged Improper Conduct Reporting Form

Step 1 of 8 – Check remit

Before you begin, we need to check if the tenancy comes under our remit.

Does the landlord live at the rental property and share common facilities with the tenant?(Required)

Yes

The RTB can only investigate specific breaches of rental law by landlords, known as improper conducts. You may be able to resolve other rental law issues through our Dispute Resolution Service. You can read more about these on our What the RTB can investigate page.

I would like to report a landlord for:(Required)

Breaking Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) rules

Incorrectly claiming an RPZ exemption

Failure to notify the RTB of an RPZ exemption

Failure to register a tenancy

Failure to update tenancy details after a rent increase

Giving false or misleading reasons for ending a tenancy in a notice of termination

Failure to offer a tenancy back to a previous tenant

Charging a deposit more than one month’s rent

Requesting advance rent beyond one month

Requiring a student to sign a lease longer than 41 weeks in student specific accommodation

Which of these best describes you?

I am a current tenant reporting an issue with my own tenancy

I am a past tenant reporting an issue with my previous tenancy

None of the above

This case may be more suitable for Dispute Resolution

You are reporting a landlord for breaches of rental law relating to your own current or past tenancy.

We recommend that you complete this form with only “Failure to register a tenancy” selected.

For other breaches (including Notice of Termination, Rent Review, or deposits), the RTB’s Dispute Resolution Service may be more suitable.

Why dispute resolution might be better for you:

It is the only way a tenant can get a legally binding order for repayment of overpaid rent or deposits.
A dispute case can award compensation and order a landlord to fix or address the issue, while an investigation cannot.

If you continue with this form

By completing this form, you are putting a case forward for formal investigation by the RTB. This can lead to fines of up to €15,000 for each breach against the landlord (paid to the Government).

An investigation cannot order your landlord to return rent or deposits to you or award you compensation.

You can learn more about your options on our Complain to the RTB about a landlord page.

This case may be more suitable for Dispute Resolution

You are reporting a landlord for breaches of rental law relating to your own current or past tenancy.

In most cases like this, the RTB’s Dispute Resolution Service is a better option than an investigation. This service is designed to resolve issues between landlords and tenants.

Why dispute resolution might be better for you:

A dispute case can pause a Notice of Termination or Rent Review from coming into effect until the dispute is resolved.
It is the only way a tenant can get a legally binding order for repayment of overpaid rent or deposits.
A dispute case can award compensation, while an investigation cannot.

If you continue with this form

By completing this form, you are putting a case forward for formal investigation by the RTB. This can lead to fines of up to €15,000 for each breach against the landlord (paid to the Government).

An investigation cannot order your landlord to return rent or deposits to you or award you compensation.

You can learn more about your options on our Complain to the RTB about a landlord page.

Evidence to support your report
You can upload supporting evidence in Step 7 of this form. Examples of useful evidence include:

-Lease agreement
-Notice of Termination
-Notice of Rent Review
-Proof of rent or deposit payments (for example, bank transfer, receipt)
-Photos, documents or written statement

Why evidence matters
The RTB relies on evidence to check if rental law has been breached. Without evidence, it is difficult to progress your case. Any personal details (names, addresses, phone numbers) will be removed in line with GDPR. The RTB may contact the landlord to try to resolve the issue before starting an investigation. If it’s resolved at that stage, an investigation may not be needed.

Please provide all details that you can. If you don’t know, just leave the field blank. If you want to report more than one property connected with the same landlord, please add details of other properties in Step 7.

Is the property currently rented?(Required)

Yes

Property address(Required)

Street address Town/City County Eircode (not required)

Name of tenant(s)

Do you know the tenancy start and end dates?

Yes

Tenancy start date

Tenancy end date

Current rent amount

Date rent was last set

You do not have to give your name or contact details. But it can help the investigation to proceed if we can contact you for more information. We do not share your name and contact details with the landlord. It is possible that the landlord might identify you from the information in this report, even if you do not provide your name or contact details.

Your name

First name Surname

Your address

Street address Town/City County Eircode

Your email

Your phone

What is your relationship to the tenancy?

Tenant

Former Tenant

Neighbour

Elected representative

Local authority

Representative body

Other

Please provide as much detail as you can to increase the chance of a successful investigation. If you don’t know, just leave the field blank.

Landlord details

Landlord name

Landlord address

Street address Town/City County Eircode

Landlord email

Landlord phone

Add more

Agent details

Does an agent manage this property for the landlord?

Yes

Agent name

Agent address

Street address Town/City County Eircode

Agent email

Agent phone

Details of breach of rental law

Breaking Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) rules

Previous rent amount

Date previous rent set

New rent amount

Date new rent was set above RPZ rules

Incorrectly claiming an RPZ exemption

What exemption is the landlord relying on?

Property has not been rented in the last two years (one year for a protected structure)

Property has undergone a substantial change (as defined in law)

Why do you believe the landlord has incorrectly claimed an RPZ exemption?

Failure to notify the RTB of an RPZ exemption

What exemption is the landlord relying on?

Property has not been rented in the last two years (one year for a protected structure)

Property has undergone a substantial change (as defined in law)

Why do you believe that the landlord has not notified the RTB about this RPZ exemption within one month of new rent taking effect?

Failure to register a tenancy

We do not require any additional details for this report. Please click continue to move to the next step.

Failure to update tenancy details after a rent increase

What tenancy information did the landlord not update the RTB on within one month of a change?

Rent amount

Tenant names

Number of tenants

Property details

Other (please explain below)

Other information not updated

Date of change in rent

Giving false or misleading reasons for ending a tenancy tenancy in a notice of termination

What reason did the landlord give for ending the tenancy?

Selling the property

Landlord requires for own or family member use

Substantial refurbishment or renovation of the property

Change of use of the dwelling

Other

Other reason given

What date was the notice of termination served?

What date did the tenancy end?

Why do you believe the landlord has given a false or misleading reason for ending the tenancy?

Failure to offer a tenancy back to a previous tenant

What reason did the landlord give for ending the tenancy?

Selling the property

Landlord requires for own or family member use

Substantial refurbishment or renovation of the property

Change of use of the dwelling

Other

Other reason given

What date was the notice of termination served?

What date did the tenancy end?

Why do you believe the tenancy should have been offered back to a previous tenant?

Requesting a deposit of more than one month’s rent

Monthly rent amount

How much deposit did the landlord request?

When was the deposit requested?

How was the deposit requested?

In person

In writing

By email

In a text message

Over the phone

Other

Did you take up the tenancy?

Yes

Requesting advance rent beyond one month

Monthly rent amount

How much advance rent did the landlord request?

When was the advance rent requested?

How was the advance rent requested?

In person

In writing

By email

In a text message

Over the phone

Other

Did you take up the tenancy?

Yes

Requiring a student to sign a lease longer than 41 weeks in student specific accommodation

When did the landlord ask you to sign a lease of more than 41 weeks?

How was the advance rent requested?

In person

In writing

By email

In a text message

Over the phone

Other

What length of lease did the landlord ask you to sign?

When did the landlord ask you to sign the lease?

Please describe the breach of rental law that you are reporting in as much detail as you can:

Please upload any evidence or documents to support your report.

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We are sorry, we cannot investigate this tenancy as it does not come under the RTB’s remit.