July 2019
The following list of 19 Local Electoral Areas have been designated Rent Pressure Zones: –
The full list of the 19 new LEAs across 11 counties are;
- Meath: Kells, Trim
- Louth: Ardee, Dundalk South, Dundalk – Carlingford
- Wicklow: Arklow
- Galway: Athenry/Ornamore, Gort/Kinvara
- Wexford: Gorey
- Cork; Midleton, Fermoy
- Laois: Portlaoise, Graiguecullen/Portarlington
- Waterford: Waterford City East, Waterford City South
- Westmeath: Athlone
- Limerick: Limerick City West, Limerick City North
- Kilkenny: Kilkenny
Properties that have not had a tenancy for a period of two years prior to the immediate tenancy date are exempt from the RPZ Rules.
Investigations and Sanction Powers in effect from 2nd July 2019
New legislation has provided the RTB with the power to directly investigate and sanction, where appropriate, specific breaches of Residential Tenancy Law. There are three areas where the RTB will be able to use these powers:
- Breaches in relation to Rent Pressure Zones
- False and misleading notices of termination or where properties have not been offered back to the tenant in accordance with the law
- New investigative powers for non-registration of a tenancy