Cost Rental Tenant in Situ
The State buys the home your landlord is selling and keeps you on as a tenant at below market rent.
Last checked July 2026
What it is
Cost Rental Tenant in Situ (CRTiS). If you are renting privately and your landlord serves a valid notice to end the tenancy because they intend to sell, the State can buy the home through the Housing Agency and let you stay on as a cost-rental tenant at below-market rent. You must not be in a position to buy it yourself, own no other home, be assessed by the local authority as at risk of homelessness, not be getting HAP or RAS, and have a net household income under €66,000 in Dublin or €59,000 elsewhere. Bring your notice of termination to your local authority to start.
Who can get it
- Your landlord is selling and you have been assessed as at risk of homelessness
- Net household income under €66,000 in Dublin or €59,000 elsewhere
- You are not on HAP or RAS, you do not own another property and you are not in a position to buy it yourself
- You start by bringing your notice of termination to your local council. That is the door in, not the Housing Agency directly.
- Being on HAP or RAS rules you out of this particular scheme, though other options may apply.
- The rent afterwards is cost rental, which is set below the market rate rather than at it.
How to apply
Applications go through Housing Agency. The official page has the full eligibility rules and the application itself.
Go to the official page →Checked against the official source on 26 July 2026. Always confirm the details on the official page before applying.
Questions people ask
What is Cost Rental Tenant in Situ?
A scheme where the State buys a rented home that the landlord is selling, so the sitting tenant can stay on as a cost rental tenant instead of losing the tenancy.
What are the income limits?
Net household income under €66,000 in Dublin, or under €59,000 elsewhere in the country.
Can I apply if I am on HAP?
No. Being on HAP or RAS rules you out of this scheme.
Where do I start?
Bring your notice of termination to your local council. They assess it and refer it on.
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