Section 120 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Circumstances of landlord or tenant not to be taken account of in certain cases
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)If the dispute being dealt with by a mediator, adjudicator or the Tribunal relates to the amount of the rent that ought to be set under a tenancy at a particular time or as to when a review of such rent ought to take place, the circumstances, financial or otherwise, of the landlord or tenant may not be taken into consideration—
(a) by the mediator in taking any of the steps mentioned in section 95, or
(b) by the adjudicator or the Tribunal in determining the dispute.
(2)The reference in subsection (1) to the setting of the rent under a tenancy shall be construed in accordance with section 19(2).
Provisions referred to
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Other provisions in this part
- Section 115Redress that may be granted on foot of determination
- Section 116Determination may require sub-tenancy to be quitted in certain cases
- Section 117Redress of an interim nature may be granted
- Section 118Discretion to refuse direction for possession
- Section 119Certain directions to be given in the case of arrears of rent