Landlord and Tenant Act, 1931

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Number 55 of 1931.


LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT, 1931.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Definitions.

3.

Exclusion of certain lands and premises held by local authorities.

4.

Construction of references to reversions.

5.

The Court for the purposes of this Act.

6.

Tenancies under the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts.

7.

Regulations.

8.

Expenses.

9.

Repeal.

PART II.

Compensation for Improvements.

10.

Compensation for improvements.

11.

Measure of compensation for improvements.

12.

Notices in relation to the making of an improvement.

13.

Works required by a sanitary authority.

14.

Execution of improvement in absence of objection.

15.

Rights of parties on service of improvement undertaking.

16.

Rights of parties on service of improvement objection.

17.

Restrictions on right to compensation for improvements.

18.

Improvement certificates.

PART III.

Right to New Tenancy.

19.

Application of this Part of this Act.

20.

Right of tenant to new tenancy.

21.

Restrictions on the right to new tenancy.

22.

Compensation for disturbance in certain cases.

23.

Measure of compensation for disturbance.

PART IV.

General Provisions in Relation to Relief Under Foregoing Parts of this Act.

24.

Notice of intention to claim relief.

25.

Application to the Court for relief.

26.

Valuation of improvement by Commissioner of Valuation.

27.

Provisions in relation to applications for a new tenancy.

28.

Offer by landlord of new tenancy in lieu of compensation.

29.

Fixing of terms of new tenancy by the Court.

30.

Assistance of the Court by the Commissioner of Valuation under Part IV.

31.

Mutual rights where landlord has no reversion.

32.

Mutual rights where landlord has a nominal reversion.

33.

Mutual rights where landlord has a short reversion.

34.

Mutual rights on terminatin of landlord's tenancy.

35.

Continuation of existing tenancies.

36.

Time for payment of compensation.

37.

Payment of compensation where tenancy is mortgaged.

38.

Right of tenant to continue in occupation pending decision.

39.

Tenancy terminated before passing of this Act.

40.

Right of tenant to information.

41.

Rights of entry and inspection.

42.

Restriction on contracting out.

43.

Application of the Settled Land Acts.

44.

Protection of landlords in fiduciary capacities.

45.

Extension of times limited by this Act.

PART V.

Special Provision in Relation to Building Leases.

46.

Building leases and proprietary leases.

47.

Right to reversionary lease.

48.

Terms of reversionary lease.

49.

Assistance of the Court by the Commissioner of Valuation under Part V.

50.

Restrictions on the right to a reversionary lease.

51.

Rights of sub-lessees where building lease is terminated by ejectment or re-entry.

52.

Applications to the Court.

53.

Right of reversionary lessee to continue in occupation.

54.

Persons bound to grant reversionary lease.

PART VI.

Covenants in Leases.

55.

Damages for breach of covenants to repair.

56.

Covenants against alienation.

57.

Covenants restrictive of user.

58.

Covenants against making improvements.

59.

Consent of lessor who cannot be found.

PART VII.

Miscellaneous.

60.

Grant of building leases by the Court.

61.

Right of set-off against rent in certain cases.

62.

Amendment of section 6 of the Settled Land Act, 1882.

63.

Service of notices.


Act Referred to

Courts of Justice Act, 1924

No. 10 of 1924

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Number 55 of 1931.


LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT, 1931.


AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE FURTHER IMPROVEMENT AND AMELIORATION OF THE POSITION OF TENANTS IN URBAN AREAS AND CERTAIN OTHER TENANTS AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY SUCH TENANTS AND TO DISTURBANCE OF SUCH TENANTS, TO FACILITATE THE GRANTING OF BUILDING LEASES, AND TO MAKE OTHER PROVISIONS IN RELATION TO LANDLORDS AND TENANTS IN URBAN AREAS. [22nd December, 1931.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—