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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 17, 2016

QUESTION NO.2

QUESTION: Councillor S. Holland

To ask the Chief Executive whether adult children who are permanently residing at a property were their parents are the long term tenant can be added to a tenancy.  I recently had a case where a request for this was denied - please outline whether this is decided by law or by our housing department.

REPLY:

Applications for Joint tenancies are considered in circumstances where the tenant enters into marriage or other long term relationship.

The children of tenants may be considered for succession tenancy in accordance with the Council’s Scheme of Letting Priorities.

“Where the tenant(s) has died, the dwelling may be granted to the next member of the family, provided that the person has continued to reside in the house as their normal place of residence and has been assessed for rent purposes for a minimum of two years up to and including the time of bereavement.

Where there are two or more surviving members of the family who meeting the criteria above, a joint tenancy may be granted by the Council.

Under some circumstances where succession is being considered, the housing authority may require the family member to move to another property if it considers the property to be too large or the property has been designed or adapted for the use of someone with a disability who no longer resides in the property.  No succession to the tenancy will be considered where the property has been designated as an Older Persons Dwelling (and where the person applying for succession is not an elderly person).”