Section 52 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Immaterial that tenant whose occupation gave rise to Part 4 tenancy quits or dies
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.
For the avoidance of doubt, neither—
(a) the vacating of possession of the dwelling concerned by the multiple tenant whose continuous occupation gave rise to the Part 4 tenancy's existence in respect of that dwelling, nor
(b) the death of that tenant,
of itself, deprives the other multiple tenant or tenants of the benefit of that tenancy's protection.
Other provisions in this part
- Section 48Interpretation (Chapter 6)
- 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 53No separate Part 4 tenancy to arise in multiple tenant's favour