# The Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, Article 48: The rent limit


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(1) The rent recoverable for a rental period of a controlled tenancy of a dwelling-house shall not exceed the rent limit.
(2) Where a rent is registered in the register of rents in respect of a controlled tenancy of a dwelling-house, the rent limit is the registered rent.
(3) Paragraph (4) applies where no rent is registered in respect of a controlled tenancy of a dwelling-house which is a protected tenancy or a statutory tenancy.
(4) The rent limit is the rent which was payable in accordance with the Rent Order immediately before the commencement of this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/011080032X/article/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-private-tenancies-northern-ireland-order-2006/article-48
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