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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 14, 2016

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor N. Coules

To ask the Chief Executive the length, on average, of lease obtained by tenants who successfully engaged with HAP.

REPLY:

As of 2nd November, 1287 HAP tenancies have been set up by the HAP Team in South Dublin County Council.

Under the terms of the HAP scheme, once an applicant has been approved for HAP, they are expected to remain in the property for at least two years. The leases obtained by HAP applicants vary in duration, but the typical lease is 12 months. Though leases of two years and longer have been recorded.

Of the 1287 HAP tenancies set up, approximately 95% remain in the same property. Approximately 4.4% of tenancies set up have been closed as follows:

68 Tenancies closed.

32 Notice to Quit issued – 6 of which secured HAP at an alternative property.

9 Landlord selling – 4 which secured HAP at an alternative property.

2 in receivership – 1 which secured HAP at an alternative property

3 anti-social

A further 0.5% or 11 applicants voluntarily exited the HAP Scheme.

Tenancies created under the HAP Scheme, are covered under the terms of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (as amended by the Residential Tenancies Act 2015). Under the Act, all HAP tenancies must be registered by the Landlord with the Residential Tenancies Board.