Leading housing advice charity, Housing Rights, has welcomed the official passage of emergency legislation which gives private renters enhanced protection against eviction during the period of Covid19.
The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Act (Northern Ireland) 2020 was passed by the NI Assembly on the 28th April and came into effect on 5th May 2020. The law means that, from yesterday, the minimum notice period a private landlord can give to a tenant is 12 weeks.
Commenting on the change, Kerry Logan, Policy Officer at Housing Rights stated;
