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Lease not signed but living in house?!!

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  • 21-04-2009 5:12pm
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    Gerbud
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭


    I rent a house with a few guys & have been here a few months. We haven't signed the lease & the landlord hasn't asked for it. Is it beneficial to us the way things stand? We have paid deposit etc.


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    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users Posts: 4,386 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    The residential tenancies act 2004 takes precedence over any lease so in one way you have a lease just not in writing

    Check this out
    http://www.daft.ie/content/residential_tenancies_act_2004.daft
    From the 1st September 2004, where there is no fixed term agreement such as a lease or contract, a landlord may terminate a tenancy in the first 6 months without the need to give a reason by giving a minimum of 28 days notice to quit in writing. The maximum notice period that can be given in the first six months is 70 days. The Act introduces a greater security of tenure for tenants. Where a tenant has been in continuous occupation of a dwelling for more than 6 months without a valid notice to quit being given then they are entitled to remain in the property for a further three and a half years. This is known as a Part 4 Tenancy:


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