If you have been a tenant of Monaghan County Council for 2 years, and satisfy other defined criteria, you can apply to move to other Council accommodation in Monaghan.

To move to another council house in Monaghan County

To move to another council house, follow these steps:
– Complete the application form
– Step 1 – download the transfer application form and supporting advice or contact us at the address below to request a copy of the same

Review of Application

– Step 2 – We will review your application and assess whether you qualify to move onto other accommodation. We will contact you to inform you of the status of your application

Qualification on Waiting List

– Step 3 – If you qualify you will be placed on the waiting list

Receipt for a House

– Step 4 – Once on the waiting list you will be considered with all other persons on the list. If a suitable properties becomes available and having reviewed the Scheme of Letting Priorities, that individual is the next one in line we will contact you directly

Housing Transfer Application Form (PDF)

Changes in Circumstances

Will the Council alter the house I am in to satisfy my needs?

When there are circumstances where adaptations to your house are required to accommodate a person with a disability to continue living in a house the Council may carry out the necessary works under the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme, subject to resources.

You must complete a Tenant Adaptations Form and submit it to the Housing Office for
assessment.

If there is a lot of work needed to make the property more accessible, Monaghan County
Council may decided transferring you to a different house is a better solution.

 

Housing Adaptation Form

Will the Council adapt my dwelling because my house is too small?

In exceptional circumstances where overcrowding exists, Monaghan County Council may provide additional bedroom accommodation through the provision of extensions to the existing house where:-
• The Council considers there isn’t enough room in the property to house you and your family in its current state.
• There is insufficient room to accommodate the household within the existing form and design of the dwelling
• Where there is room to build an extension to the house
• Where there is an available budget to carry out the any building works

This provision is subject to resources being available. In most cases if the house becomes overcrowded it will be necessary for you to seek a transfer to a larger house using the transfer list.

 

Changes to Your Tenancy

Name Change

You may wish to change the name on your tenancy. You will need to contact your housing office and send in proof of your name change. This may include:
• Marriage Certificate
• Divorce Decree Absolute
• Legal Notification e.g. changes by Deed Poll

Change Sole tenancy to joint tenancy

If you wish to change your tenancy to a joint tenancy, Monaghan County Council will give you all the information you need about having a joint tenancy. The council may also need some extra information from you to allow them to make a decision on a joint tenancy. A joint tenancy is normally determined as being between co-habiting couples

Joint tenancy to Sole tenancy

Sometimes due to a breakdown of a relationship you may wish to change you joint tenancy to a sole tenancy. This change can only happen when both tenants put a request in writing to Monaghan County Council

All tenants requesting a change to the tenancy will receive relevant information to ensure they understand the implications of their actions. They will be advised to take legal advice and make independent informed decisions.

Where this occurs the party who is leaving the property needs to complete a termination of tenancy application form.

Surrender Of Tenancy Form (PDF)

Addition of New Occupant to Tenancy

At some stage you may wish to allow another person to live with you in your home. To do this you must complete a form to the county council letting them know you wish to do this and the individual to complete a housing application form.

When assessing your request the council will take into account the following:
1. The information you put in the “Addition of a new occupant form”
2. If the property is suitable to meet the needs of an extra occupant or occupants.
3. That your rent account is up to date and not in any arrears.
4. Confirmation that the person applying to move into your home does not have a property elsewhere

Application For Addition Of New Occupant Or Joint Tenant To Household

Succession to tenancy

When a tenant dies, their tenancy may pass onto someone else living in the house.

This process is called a succession of tenancy.

If a tenant dies and the tenancy is a joint tenancy, the remaining tenant will continue as tenant taking on sole rights and responsibilities of the tenancy.

If there is no spouse/partner to succeed the tenancy it may pass to the adult member of the family to succeed the tenancy. This is provided that he or she was living in the property with the deceased or departed tenant for a twelve month period prior to and up to the date of the death or departure. They must have also been declared on the rent account.

You should not assume that you have an automatic right to succeed a tenancy and you must contact the housing office as soon as possible and complete a Succession of Tenancy Form and Housing Support Form.

YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT

Unless you are the spouse or partner of the tenant who has died, you may not have right to stay in your current home if it is larger than you need. To ensure the best use of the housing stock the Council may offer you alternative accommodation suitable to your housing needs.
If two or more persons qualify to succeed a tenancy, an agreement may be reached between the parties as to who should succeed between those two parties. In the absence of agreement the Council will be required to determine the matter.

Application For Succession Of Tenancy

Data Protection

Addition of New Occupant or Joint Tenant to Household Privacy Notice

Housing Transfer Privacy Notice

Surrender of Tenancy Privacy Notice