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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, February 27, 2017

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor M. Duff

"To ask the Chief Executive to please update this Committee on the number of landlords who are not committing to renew RAS leases and would he explain what strategy is in place to rehouse those tenants impacted by these decisions?"

REPLY:

In 2016, a total of 117 landlords failed to renew or terminated their RAS leases.  This trend is continuing in 2017.  The main reasons why landlords terminated were (a) required the property for a family member and (b) were selling the property.

When the RAS Section is notified that a RAS tenant has received a Notice to Quit, the tenant is encouraged to source a property where the landlord would agree to joining the RAS or H.A.P schemes.  In addition, RAS staff also endeavour to find suitable alternative accommodation for the tenant before the Notice to Quit deadline.