Rentals

1.07.2019

Law changes for rental properties

What you need to know about insulation requirements and healthy homes standards on 1 July 2019. 1 July 2019 is an important date for landlords, property managers and tenants. The deadline for installing ceiling and...

6.06.2019

Non-compliance breaches tenants’ trust and costs landlord over $177,000

Auckland landlord Widhani (Debbie) Iskandar has been ordered to pay $177,720.56 by the Tenancy Tribunal for deliberately and knowingly failing to lodge tenancy bonds in the largest group of applications brought by MBIE’s Tenancy Compliance...

14.05.2019

Healthy homes standards finalised

The healthy homes standards have been finalised. Information on the standards is available on the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development website . The standards first released in February set minimum requirements for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture...

14.02.2019

When can landlords and agents charge a fee?

From 12 December 2018, tenants can’t be charged letting fees. However, landlords and agents can recover their costs in certain situations. A letting fee is any fee charged by a letting agent or solicitor to...

18.09.2018

Ending a tenancy – giving the correct notice

Know the correct notice to give your landlord or tenant when you want to end your tenancy. There are two main types of tenancy agreement – a fixed term tenancy and a periodic tenancy. Ending...

9.12.2017

New healthy homes legislation has passed

But what does that mean for you? The new Healthy Homes legislation was passed last week, but what does that mean for insulating rental properties? In short – rules around new insulation requirements haven’t changed....

10.11.2017

Holiday and short-term rentals

When a house you own is used as a holiday rental, you’re not covered by the Residential Tenancies Act. This means standard rental agreements don’t apply. Some hosting sites, like Airbnb, include booking terms and...

17.03.2017

Landlord ordered to pay over $16,000 for unlawfully renting converted garage

The Tenancy Tribunal at Manukau has ordered Manurewa landlord Satya Silan to refund $15,840 in rent and pay $750 in exemplary damages for renting an unconsented, converted garage as a separate household unit. The application...