Termination of residential tenancies

See key legislation, case law and other resources on termination of residential tenancies.
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Legislation

 

Cases

 

Books

‘Chapter 21: Landlord and Tenant Proceedings’ in Susan Martin and Karl Dowling, Civil Procedure in the Circuit Court (4th edn, Thomson Reuters Round Hall 2025) *available as an eBook from the library via ProView

‘Chapter 9: Termination’ in Gabriel Brennan et al., Landlord and Tenant Law (8th edn, Oxford University Press 2023)

‘Chapter 23: Notice’ in J.C.W. Wylie, Wylie on Irish Landlord and Tenant Law (4th edn, Bloomsbury Professional 2022) *available as an eBook from the library via VLE Books

‘Chapter 8: Termination of Tenancies’ in Una Cassidy and Jennifer Ring, Landlord and Tenant Law: the Residential Sector (2nd edn, Thomson Reuters Round Hall 2020) *available as an eBook from the library via ProView

‘Chapter 6: Tenancy Terminations’ in Laura Farrell, Residential Tenancies (1st edn, Bloomsbury Professional 2018) *available as an eBook from the library via VLE Books 

 

Articles

Recent articles

  • Una Woods. ‘The regulation of residential tenancies: a potential minefield for the unwary small landlord’ (2025) 30(1) Conveyancing and Property Law Journal 2-8.
  • Laura Farrell, ‘The Role of the Landlord’s Intention in Terminating Residential Tenancies’ (2025) 9(2) Irish Judicial Studies Journal 1-19.
  • Colm Farrell, ‘Landlord alert: major rental reforms ahead’ Winter (2025) Issue 104 The Parchment Magazine 50-51.
  • Lucy Dwyer, ‘Anthony Byrne v The Residential Tenancies Board and Derek Stacey’ (2025) 30(1) Conveyancing and Property Law Journal 17-18.
  • Gerard N. Murphy, ‘Termination of tenancy under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 for landlord's own use or family member’ (2024) 42(18) Irish Law Times 214-216.
  • Lucy Dwyer, ‘Thomas Joseph Ashe v Residential Tenancies Board’ (2023) 28(4) Conveyancing and Property Law Journal 65-67.
  • Michael Kinsley BL, ‘Ending the eviction ban’ (2023) 28(2) The Bar Review 68.
  • Marissa O’Keeffe, ‘Update on Termination of Residential Tenancies’ Winter (2020) Issue 86 The Parchment Magazine 32-35.
  • James Cross, ‘The Residential tenancies Board v Mary Duniyva and Barbara Gibson and Patrick Gibson’ (2018) 23(4) Conveyancing and Property Law Journal 100-101.

Older articles

  • Aine Ryall, ‘Revision of Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 and 2009: new directions’ (2013) 18(4) Conveyancing and Property Law Journal 74-81.
  • Aine Ryall, ‘Strengthening the Regulation of Residential Tenancies: Revision of Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 and 2009’ (2012) 17(4) Conveyancing and Property Law Journal 74-79.
  • Aine Ryall, ‘Residential Tenancies Act 2004: Review And Assessment’ (2006) 6(1) Judicial Studies Institute Journal 60-91.
  • Aine Ryall, ‘Residential Tenancies Act 2004: update and review’ (2006) 11(1) Conveyancing and Property Law Journal 4-9.
  • Ruth Cannon, ‘Termination of tenancies under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004: the new system’ (2005) 10(4) Conveyancing and Property Law Journal 85-89.

 

Precedents

Residential Tenancies Board

Gabriel Brennan et al., Landlord and Tenant Law (8th edn, Oxford University Press 2023)

  • Sample notices to quit: where the gale day is known (Para 9.2.7)
  • Sample notices to quit: where the gale day is not certain (Ibid)

Una Cassidy and Jennifer Ring, Landlord and Tenant Law: the Residential Sector (2nd edn, Thomson Reuters Round Hall 2020)

  • Notice of Termination (Appendix 12)

Laura Farrell, Residential Tenancies (1st edn, Bloomsbury Professional 2018)

  • 4 Notice of termination under paragraph 1 of the table to s 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 where the breach is an excepted basis for termination
  • 5 Notice of termination under paragraph 1 of the table to s 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 where the breach is not an excepted basis for termination
  • 6 Statement to accompany a notice of termination to be served under paragraph 2 of the table to s 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004
  • 7 Notice of termination under paragraph 2 of the table to s 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004
  • 8 Statutory declaration to accompany a notice of termination served under paragraph 3 of the table to s 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004
  • 9 Notice of termination under paragraph 3 of the table to s 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004
  • 10 Statutory declaration to accompany a notice of termination served under paragraph 4 of the table to s 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004
  • 11 Notice of termination under paragraph 4 of the table to s 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004
  • 12 Notice of termination under paragraph 5 of the table to s 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004
  • 13 Notice of termination under paragraph 6 of the table to s 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004
  • 14 Notice of termination under s 34(b) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004
  • 15 Notice of termination under s 42 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004
  • 16 Notice of termination served when the tenancy has not been of six months’ duration
  • 17 Notice of termination served where the tenancy is one to which Pt 4 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 does not apply

Laffoy’s Irish Conveyancing Precedents (Looseleaf, Bloomsbury)

  • Notice of termination (various). (Section L.7)

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