A short post to confirm that the Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Act 2022 was signed into law on 29 October 2022. The “winter emergency period” referred to in the Act, during which there is to be a moratorium on the termination of residential tenancies, therefore runs from 30 October 2022 to 31 March 2023.
The deferred termination dates under the Act will operate as follows:
| Period during which termination date falls | Tenancy duration | Deferred termination date |
| Beginning on 30 October 2022 and ending on 31 January 2023 | Less than 6 months | 1 May 2023 |
| Beginning on 1 February 2023 and ending on 1 March 2023 | Less than 6 months | 18 June 2023 |
| Beginning on 30 October 2022 and ending on 31 January 2023 | Between 6 months and 1 year | 1 May 2023 |
| Beginning on 1 February 2023 and ending on 1 March 2023 | Between 6 months and 1 year | 1 June 2023 |
| Beginning on 30 October 2022 and ending on 31 January 2023 | Between 1 and 7 years | 15 April 2023 |
| Beginning on 1 February 2023 and ending on 1 March 2023 | Between 1 and 7 years | 1 May 2023 |
| Beginning on 30 October 2022 and ending on 31 March 2023 | 7 years + | 1 April 2023 |
For more detail on the operation of the Act, see our earlier post here.
For further information on this topic, please contact Aoife Smyth, Knowledge Lawyer or any member of A&L Goodbody’s Real Estate team.