RTB start public campaign to bring tenants and landlords up to speed on rental law changes

The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) is rolling out a new public information campaign to bring tenants and landlords in Tipperary up to speed on important rental law changes arriving this March.

The RTB has highlighted the key ways these new laws will shape the rental experience for both tenants and landlords in Tipperary:

Tenants will have better protections because of new six-year minimum rental agreements that automatically renew.

New rules will limit the grounds for eviction and make it harder for landlords to end a rental agreement.

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A new national rent control system will limit yearly rent increases to 2% or the rate of inflation, whichever is less. Landlords can only raise rents to current market prices in special, clearly explained cases.

The RTB stresses that these changes to Ireland’s rental laws will apply only to new tenancy agreements entered into from 1 March 2026. Existing tenancies will not be affected, and the new law does not change the terms of current rental agreements.

From 1 March 2026, landlords in Tipperary must provide both the RTB and their tenant with a rent-setting or rent-review notice explaining how the new rent was determined. They must also include three examples of comparable rents from the new RTB Rent Register, available online from 1 March. If a landlord issues a Notice to Quit, it must be sent to the Residential Tenancies Board on the same day it is sent to the tenant. Otherwise, the Notice to Quit will not be valid. For more information, visitrtb.ie

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