This section explores how tenancy laws and management works in Northern Ireland. This includes both social housing and the private rented sector and everything from starting a tenancy with a tenant, to ending a tenancy legally.

Tenancy types
Find out more about the types of tenancy within housing and more about what a tenancy means for tenants.
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Reassignment
It's possible for a tenant to pass their tenancy, but it depends on the type of tenancy they have.
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Ending a tenancy
Landlords need make the best use of the homes, including ensuring that those occupying them have a legal right.
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