Section 186 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Tenant may terminate where consent to assignment or sub-letting withheld

Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 9 – Miscellaneous

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

(1)This section has effect—

(a) despite the fact that the tenancy concerned is one for a fixed period, and

(b) despite anything to the contrary in the lease or tenancy agreement concerned.

(2)If a landlord of a dwelling refuses his or her consent to an assignment or sub-letting of the tenancy concerned by the tenant, the tenant may serve a notice of termination in respect of the tenancy and terminate it accordingly.

(3)The period of notice to be given by that notice of termination is—

(a) that specified in section 66, or

(b) such lesser period of notice as may be agreed between the landlord and the tenant in accordance with section 69,

even if the lease or tenancy agreement provides for a greater period of notice to be given.

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