Section 115 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Redress that may be granted on foot of determination

Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 6 – Dispute Resolution › Chapter 8 – Redress that may be granted under this Part

Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.

(1)A power conferred by this Part on an adjudicator or the Tribunal to make a determination in relation to a dispute includes a power to make such declarations or give such directions as the adjudicator or the Tribunal thinks appropriate for the purpose of providing relief to one, or more than one as appropriate, of the parties.

(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) and the subsequent provisions of this Chapter, one or more of the following declarations or directions, as appropriate, may be made or given in respect of a dispute—

(a) a direction that a specified amount of rent or other charge shall be paid on, or on and from, or by a specified date,

(b) a declaration as to whether or not an amount of rent set under a tenancy of a dwelling complies with … section 19 (and if the declaration is that that amount does not so comply, the declaration shall be accompanied by an indication by the adjudicator or the Tribunal as to what amount, in his or her or its opinion, would comply with section 19,

(d) a direction that a specified amount of damages or costs or both be paid,

(e) a direction that a dwelling be quitted by a specified date,

(f) a declaration as to the validity or otherwise of a notice of termination of a tenancy,

(g) a declaration with regard to the right to return to, or continue in, occupation of a dwelling (and such a declaration may include provision to the effect that any period of interruption in possession that has occurred is to be disregarded for one or more purposes),

(h) a declaration that a term of a lease or tenancy agreement is void by reason of section 184,

(i) …

(3)The amount (or, as appropriate, the aggregate of the amounts), other than costs or expenses of whatsoever kind, that an adjudicator or the Tribunal may direct to be paid to a party in respect of the matter (or, as appropriate, all of the matters) the subject of a dispute referred to the Board for resolution shall not exceed—

(a) if the amount or amounts consist solely of damages — €20,000,

(b) if the amount or amounts consist solely of an amount or amounts by way of arrears of rent or other charges — €20,000 or an amount equal to twice the annual rent of the dwelling concerned, whichever is the higher (but subject to a maximum under this paragraph of €60,000),

(i) in so far as the amount or amounts consist of damages — €20,000,

(ii) in so far as the amount or amounts consist of such other amount or amounts — €20,000 or an amount equal to twice the annual rent of the dwelling concerned, whichever is the higher (but subject to a maximum under this subparagraph of €60,000).

(4)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3), an amount that is to be awarded in accordance with a direction relating to a failure to comply with section 16(f) or 16(g) shall be included in the amount referred to in subsection (3)(a) or, as the case may be, subsection (3)(c)(i).

(5)The amount of costs or expenses that may be awarded to a party shall not exceed €1,000.

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