Section 53 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – No separate Part 4 tenancy to arise in multiple tenant's favour
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.
The conferral of the benefit of the protections under this Part on a person referred to in section 50(2) or (3) shall not be read as operating to bring into existence a separate Part 4 tenancy in his or her favour as respects the dwelling concerned.
Provisions referred to
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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 52Immaterial that tenant whose occupation gave rise to Part 4 tenancy quits or dies