Subtenancy rights

Ciarantriguy12

Hi guys,

Was renting a room in a house for the past 6 months and been given 1.5 months notice to leave, as they are keeping the house but replacing me with another person.
Was not told it was a sublet from the beginning (although I may have guessed from not signing a lease).
They are arguing I knew from the beginning I knew the tenancy was just until the end of next month. But I have asked on three previous occasions would the lease be renewed at the end of next month and they said they were not sure, so obviously they knew that I didn't know.
As a student I feel they've used me to pay for summer months and their friend will move in next month.
The issue now is they will make me pay for next month even though I'm not there.

Do I have any rights? Can I contact the ptrb to bring me into contact with the owner/letting agency? Another option I feel I could do is stay longer and they wouldn't really be able to force me to leave? I assume as a subtenant I don't have much in the way of legal protection?

nuac

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Leaving open for general discussion, as long as forum rule against legal advice is observed

Graham

I would assume this applies (from the RTB website):

Chapter 6 of Part 4 contains the rules governing the operation of Part 4 in cases of multiple occupants. In some instances the multiple occupants will all be tenants but in other instances they will be a mixture of tenants and licensees. A tenancy becomes a Part 4 tenancy on the earliest date at which one of the tenants has been in occupation for 6 months. During the existence of a Part 4 tenancy any lawful licensee of the tenant/s may request the landlord to be allowed to become a tenant of the tenancy. The landlord may not unreasonably refuse such a request and must give his/her acceptance in writing. All the rights, restrictions and obligations of a tenant will then apply to the former licensee except that the protection of the Part 4 tenancy will not apply until the former licensee has completed 6 months of continuous occupation counting time spent as a licensee and as a tenant.

Source: https://www.rtb.ie/media-research/publications/licensees-in-private-rented-accommodation

It appears after 6 months a tenant can request (from the landlord) to be allowed to become a tenant, such request not to be unreasonable refused.

That said, it's not likely to be a comfortable living situation if all the other tenants are against it but claiming your Part 4 rights might strengthen a tenants negotiating position.

Michael D Not Higgins

Graham wrote: »

I would assume this applies (from the RTB website):


Source: https://www.rtb.ie/media-research/publications/licensees-in-private-rented-accommodation

It appears after 6 months a tenant can request (from the landlord) to be allowed to become a tenant, such request not to be unreasonable refused.

That said, it's not likely to be a comfortable living situation if all the other tenants are against it but claiming your Part 4 rights might strengthen a tenants negotiating position.

They were still a licensee while given notice. I doubt they can subvert that by going to the landlord to become a tenant.

nuac

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Closed, as there is already a thread on this in A and P
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