Residential leases in Jersey commencing (or renewed or varied)
on or after 2 November 2015 are subject to the residential tenancy
deposit scheme (the "Scheme").
The Residential Tenancy (Deposit Scheme) (Jersey) Regulations
2014 were enacted under the Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Law 2011
(the "Law") to impose the Scheme, which is a government
authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme designed to safeguard
tenants' deposits and regulate their return at the end of a
tenancy. Currently, the Scheme is being administered by MyDeposits
Jersey.
When does the Scheme apply?
- The Scheme applies to all residential
tenancy agreements entered into on or after 2 November 2015, as
well as to tenancy agreements originally entered into prior to 2
November 2015 but which have been renewed or varied following that
date.
