Section 48 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Interpretation (Chapter 6)
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 4 – Security of Tenure › Chapter 6 – Rules governing operation of Part in cases of multiple occupants
Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.
(1)In this Chapter “multiple tenants” means, in relation to a dwelling, 2 or more persons who are tenants of the dwelling (whether as joint tenants, tenants-in-common or under any other form of co-ownership) and “multiple tenant” means any one of them.
(2)References in this Chapter to a Part 4 tenancy coming into existence and cognate references shall be construed as references to the circumstances in which the tenancy referred to in section 28 is continued in being by virtue of that section.
(3)References in subsequent provisions of this Chapter to a Part 4 tenancy include, unless the context does not admit of such construction, references to a further Part 4 tenancy.
Provisions referred to
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Other provisions in this part
- Section 49General principle in relation to dwellings occupied by more than one person
- Section 50Entitlement of multiple occupant to benefit from Part 4 tenancy
- Section 51Act of one of multiple tenants cannot prejudice the other's or others' rights
- Section 52Immaterial that tenant whose occupation gave rise to Part 4 tenancy quits or dies
- Section 53No separate Part 4 tenancy to arise in multiple tenant's favour