Section 83 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Board not to deal with reference if fee not paid or tenancy not registered
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 6 – Dispute Resolution › Chapter 1 – Referral of matters to Board for resolution
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 (3), the Board shall not—
(a) deal initially with a dispute referred to it under this Part, or
(b) allow any other procedure under this Part to be followed in relation to a dispute referred to it under this Part,
if the fee of the specified amount prescribed by rules under section 109 in relation to that initial dealing or the following of that procedure has not been paid to it.
(2)Subject to subsection (3), the Board shall not deal with a dispute in relation to a tenancy referred to it under this Part by the landlord of the dwelling concerned if the tenancy is not registered under Part 7.
(3)The Board may, in the case of a default in payment of a particular fee or registration under Part 7 of a particular tenancy, notify the person or persons concerned of the default and afford the person or persons concerned a reasonable opportunity to rectify the matter; if the matter is rectified within a reasonable time the Board shall, subject to this Part, deal with the dispute or permit the other procedure to be followed in relation to it, as the case may be.
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Other provisions in this part
- Section 75Interpretation (Part 6)
- Section 76Right of referral by parties to tenancy and certain other persons
- Section 77Right of referral in respect of breach of duty under section 15
- Section 78Particular matters that may be referred (non-exhaustive list)
- Section 79Different matters may be the subject of a single reference
- Section 80Time limit for referring particular type of dispute
- Section 81Tenancies and subtenancies: referral of disputes concerning their termination
- Section 82Withdrawal of matter referred to Board
- Section 84Further right of Board not to deal with certain references
- Section 85Right of Tribunal or adjudicator not to deal with reference
- Section 86Status of certain matters pending determination of dispute
- Section 87Remedial action taken by party in certain cases to be disregarded
- Section 88Extension of time for referring disputes to Board