Section 36 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Termination by tenant
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 4 – Security of Tenure › Chapter 3 – Termination of Part 4 tenancy
Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.
(1)A tenant may terminate a Part 4 tenancy by serving on the landlord in respect of the tenancy a notice of termination giving the required period of notice.
(2)This section is without prejudice to Chapter 6.
Other provisions in this part
- Section 33Restriction on termination by landlord
- Section 33AAdditional requirements relating to termination by landlord
- Section 34Grounds for termination by landlord
- Section 35Table to section 34: interpretation and supplemental
- Section 35ARestriction on termination of certain tenancies by landlords
- Section 35BFurther restriction on termination of certain tenancies by certain landlords
- Section 37Deemed termination by tenant
- Section 38Effect of assignment of Part 4 tenancy
- Section 39Termination on tenant’s death
- Section 39AReferral of notice of termination to adjudicator under Act of 2004