Housing (Rent Books) Regulations, 1993

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 146/1993

S.I. No. 146 of 1993.
HOUSING (RENT BOOKS) REGULATIONS, 1993.
CONTENTS
1. Citation.
2. Commencement.
3. Interpretation.
4. Application.
5. Provision of Rent Book.
6. Entries in Rent Book.
7. Recording of rent and other payments.
S.I. No. 146 of 1993
HOUSING ( RENT BOOKS ) REGULATIONS, 1993.
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister for the Environment by section 5 of the Housing Act, 1966 (No. 21 of 1966), as amended by section 24 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 (No. 18 of 1992), and by section 17 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 , which powers are delegated to me by the Environment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1993 ( S.I. No. 128 of 1993 ), I, EMMET STAGG, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, hereby make the following Regulations:—
	1 Citation.	1. These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (Rent Books) Regulations, 1993.
	2 Commencement.	2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1993.
	3 Interpretation.	3. (1) In these Regulations—
"address", in the case of a landlord or agent, means place of abode or place of business or, where the landlord or agent is a company, the address of the company's registered office;
"house" includes any building or part of a building used or suitable for use as a dwelling and any outoffice, yard, garden or other land appurtenant thereto or usually enjoyed therewith.
(2) In these Regulations any reference to an article or Schedule is a reference to an article or Schedule of these Regulations.
	4 Application.	4. These Regulations shall apply to every house let for rent solely as a dwelling unless the house—
( a ) is let to a person only for the purpose of conferring on that person the right to occupy the house for a holiday, or
( b ) is a dwelling to which Part II of the Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Act, 1982 (No. 6 of 1982) applies.
	5 Provision of Rent Book.	5. (1) The landlord of a house to which these Regulations apply shall—
( a ) on the commencement of a tenancy, or
( b ) where a tenancy exists on the date on which these Regulations come into operation, within two months from such date,
provide the tenant of such house with a rent book or other documentation to the like effect (referred to in either case in these Regulations as "the rent book").
(2) The landlord shall, on provision of the rent book, enter therein in clearly legible writing—
( a ) the address of the house,
( b ) the name and address of the landlord and, if the landlord has duly appointed an agent, of such agent,
( c ) the name of the tenant,
( d ) the term of the tenancy,
( e ) the rent reserved under the tenancy and when and how it is to be paid,
( f ) the amount and purpose of any payments to be made by the tenant to the landlord, in addition to the rent, for services provided by the landlord or otherwise, and when and how each such payment is to be made,
( g ) the amount of any rent paid in advance,
( h ) the amount and purpose of any deposit paid by the tenant and the conditions on which such deposit is repayable, and
( i ) where the tenancy commences on or after the date on which these Regulations come into operation—
(i) the date of commencement of the tenancy, and
(ii) particulars of the furnishings and appliances provided by the landlord for the exclusive use of the tenant.
(3) The rent book shall include in clearly legible writing a statement of information as set out in the Schedule and the landlord shall enter in such statement, at the end of paragraph 11, particulars of the name, address and telephone number of the housing authority in whose functional area the house is situate.
	6 Entries in Rent Book.	6. (1) The tenant shall make the rent book available for the purpose of enabling the landlord to make therein any entry required by these Regulations.
(2) Where a change takes place in any of the...