Section 20A of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Rent review for dwellings referred to in section 3(4) of Principal Act
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.
(1)A review of the rent under the tenancy of a dwelling referred to in section 3(4) shall be carried out in accordance with the tenancy agreement relating to the tenancy of the dwelling.
(2)Where a tenancy agreement referred to in subsection (1) does not include provision for a review of the rent of a dwelling referred to in section 3(4), subject to subsection (3), either party may require a review of the rent under the tenancy to be carried out for the purpose of setting the rent.
(3)A review referred to in subsection (2) shall not be carried out more than once in any 12 month period.
Provisions referred to
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Provisions referring to this one
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- Section 19ASetting of rent under tenancy for dwellings referred to in section 3(4)
- Section 22ANotification of change in amount of rent following review under section 20A
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 19BRestrictions on amounts payable
- Section 19CDuration of tenancy for dwellings referred to in section 3(1A)
- Section 20Frequency with which rent reviews may occur
- 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