Overview

• Author: John Dickie/David Lyman
• Pages: 1-8

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Overview

Learning Outcomes

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

• Recount the history of landlord–tenant law

• Identify the aspects governed by the Residential

Tenancies Act, 2006

• Explain the types of applications that can arise in a

landlord – tenant relationship

• Identify the applications that can be made about the

amount of rent charged

Background: How Did We Get Where

WeAre? ........................... 2

What Does the RTA Regulate? ........... 4

Whom Does the RTA Regulate? .......... 5

Who Does the Regulating? .............. 5

Applications Concerning the

Landlord – Tenant Relationship ........ 6

Applications Concerning the Amount

ofRent ............................ 7

Key Terms ............................. 8

Review Questions ...................... 8

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