THE withdrawal of termination notices served on residents of The Strand apartments at O’Callaghan Strand has been welcomed by the Minister with responsibility for Housing, Simon Coveney.
The owners of the apartments involved are writing to residents affected by the notices to quit to confirm that they are being withdrawn.
Strand apartment landlords have given an undertaking to abide by the spirit of the so-called Tyrrelstown amendment – which comes into effect next week.
That amendment to the Residential Tenancies Act was brought through the Oireachtas in December 2016 as part of the Government’s rental strategy. The effect of the provision is to require that tenancies are protected where a landlord or investor wishes to sell more than 10 properties in a single development, as happened at Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15, last year.
The decision by the owners comes after contact from Minister Coveney in which he asked that the spirit of the Tyrrelstown amendment would be respected to ensure that the existing tenancies are unaffected by transfer of ownership.
Sova Properties replied formally to the Minister to confirm that it would respect the change. Sova will be writing to tenants to confirm withdrawal of the original notices.
From a relieved Minister Coveney FG: “There was no legal requirement for Sova to take this approach so I commend them for doing what was the socially responsible thing by respecting the will of the Government and the Oireachtas”
