Section 69 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Exception to requirements of sections 66 to 68
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 5 – Tenancy Terminations — Notice Periods and other Procedural Requirements › Chapter 3 – Period of notice to be given
Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.
(1)Subject to subsection (2), the landlord or tenant may agree to a lesser period of notice being given than that required by a preceding provision of this Chapter and such lesser period of notice may be given accordingly.
(2)Such an agreement to a lesser period of notice being given may only be entered into at, or after, the time it is indicated to the tenant or landlord (as appropriate) by the other party that he or she intends to terminate the tenancy.
(3)For the avoidance of doubt, a term of a lease or tenancy agreement cannot constitute such an agreement.
Provisions referring to this one
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- Section 66Period of notice where section 67 or 68 is inapplicable
- Section 67Period of notice for termination by landlord where tenant in default
- Section 68Period of notice for termination by tenant where landlord in default
- Section 186Tenant may terminate where consent to assignment or sub-letting withheld
Other provisions in this part
- Section 64BDuration of tenancy for purposes of this Chapter
- Section 65What this Chapter does
- Section 66Period of notice where section 67 or 68 is inapplicable
- Section 67Period of notice for termination by landlord where tenant in default
- Section 68Period of notice for termination by tenant where landlord in default