Section 23 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Proceedings for rent arrears
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.
Every person entitled to any rent in arrears or to be paid other charges under a tenancy of a dwelling (whether in his or her own right or as personal representative of a deceased landlord) shall be entitled to recover, under Part 6, such arrears or charges from the person who occupied the dwelling as a tenant in the period in which the arrears accrued or the charges arose or, as may be appropriate, from the person's personal representative.
Provisions referring to this one
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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 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 24“Market rent”, references to rent reviews, etc