Section 28 — Residential Tenancies Act 1986: Increase of rent where premises or facilities substantially improved

28 Increase of rent where premises or facilities substantially improved (1) Notwithstanding anything in section 24 or section 26 of this Act, where, during any tenancy, the landlord— (a) Effects substantial improvements to the premises, or provides more or better facilities or services for the tenant, with the consent of the tenant; or (b) Incurs in respect of the premises expenses of a nature or an amount that could not reasonably have been foreseen when the rent was last fixed,— the Tribunal may, on application by the landlord, make an order for the increase of the rent to or by such amount as the Tribunal thinks fit. (2) No order made under subsection (1) of this section shall affect the date on which the rent payable for the tenancy could have been reviewed or increased if the order had not been made. (3) Where an order is made under subsection (1) of this section during the currency of any order made by the Tribunal under section 25 of this Act, the later order shall be made by way of amendment of the earlier order, and shall not affect the date on which the earlier order shall expire.