Section 19B of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Restrictions on amounts payable
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 3 – Rent and Rent Reviews
Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.
(a) an advance payment of rent, which shall be no greater than the amount of rent payable under the tenancy agreement in respect of a period of one month, and
(b) a deposit of an amount no greater than that payable under the tenancy agreement as rent in respect of a period of one month.
(3A) An advance payment of rent may only be made in accordance with subsection (3) where the tenant is liable to pay both of the following to a single relevant provider:
(a) tuition fees;
(b) rent in respect of a tenancy.
"landlord" in addition to the meaning assigned to it by section 5, includes a person holding himself, herself or itself out to have a dwelling available for occupation under a tenancy;
"relevant provider" has the meaning given to it by the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012;
"tuition fees" has the meaning given to it by the Student Support Act 2011.
Provisions referred to
Provisions referring to this one
Other provisions in this part
- Section 19Setting of rent above market rent prohibited
- Section 19ASetting of rent under tenancy for dwellings referred to in section 3(4)
- Section 19CDuration of tenancy for dwellings referred to in section 3(1A)
- Section 20Frequency with which rent reviews may occur
- Section 20ARent review for dwellings referred to in section 3(4) of Principal Act
- Section 20BApplication of section 20 (frequency with which rent reviews may occur)
- Section 21Right to review of rent where none provided
- Section 22Tenant to be notified of new rent
- Section 22ANotification of change in amount of rent following review under section 20A
- Section 23Proceedings for rent arrears
- Section 24“Market rent”, references to rent reviews, etc