Please read the information below carefully, ensuring all necessary documentation as mentioned below is attached along with the application form.
- The person applying for permission to rent a room from a council tenant under this scheme must be a full-time student attending a third level educational institution. The third-level education sector in Ireland consists of universities, institutes of technology, and colleges of education – collectively known as higher education institutions or HEIs. Proof of registration at a higher education institution is required.
- These forms and declarations set out in Appendix A and B of the application form and must be completed, signed, and returned to the Council by both the tenant and student applying to participate in the scheme.
- The forms and declarations should be submitted separately by both the tenant and the student.
- The application should be made to Housing Section, Offaly County Council AND/OR housing@offalycoco.ie
- Failure to submit ALL required documentation with your application or an incomplete application form will result in the application being returned by the Council. The application form will not be considered until such a time as the application and all required documentation is received by the Council.
- Please note that separate applications are required in respect of each individual student in cases where the tenant intends to rent out more than one room under the scheme.
- Any permission granted to participate in this scheme is for the duration of one academic year only.
- The student seeking to rent a room is not authorised to occupy the property until consent is received in writing from the local authority. Failure to comply will result in the application being refused and the student being required to vacate the property immediately. The tenant may also be issued with a tenancy warning for breach of the tenancy agreement.
- In accordance with the Housing Acts of 1966-2021, the local authority may request and obtain information from another local authority, the Criminal Assets Bureau, An Garda Síochána, the Department of Social Protection, the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Revenue Commissioners or an Approved Housing Body in relation to occupants or prospective occupants of local authority housing. Your data may also be shared with other public bodies in accordance with our obligation to prevent and detect fraud.
The Council will consider each application and the decision of the Council will be confirmed in writing to the tenant(s) and student.
Please note that the differential rent payable by the tenant(s) will be reviewed following a successful application under this scheme with effect from the date the student has taken up residence in the dwelling as per the signed licence agreement.
If approval is granted a licence agreement must be completed and signed by the tenant(s) and the student. A copy must be forwarded to the local authority.
Participation by a student in the scheme does not confer tenancy status or any occupancy rights – the student is not a party to the tenancy agreement between the local authority and the tenant and shall have no succession rights in respect of the tenancy.
Your rights as a data subject under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply in full and will be clearly set out in the relevant data protection policies and procedures for the local authority to whom you are submitting your application. If you have any query in relation to your rights under GDPR, you can contact the nominated Data Protection Officer for that local authority. Details of how to submit your query will be supplied by the local authority directly.
Note: The acceptance of this form by Offaly County Council for consideration does not in any way imply that consent has been granted to the applicants to participate. Approval or refusal to reside will be given in writing to the applicant(s).
CHECKLIST:
Documents to be included with the Application for Permission to Participate in the Room for a Student – Local Authority Tenancies Scheme
Please ensure that all parts of the application form are complete in full and relevant sections are signed by the Applicant(s) and that the Tenant(s) as appropriate
- Application form
- Declaration
- Photo ID i.e. Copy of current Passport/Driving Licence of the student
- Proof of current address for the student
- Proof of enrolment in a Higher Education Institution