News
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Policy and legislation
2 June 2020
Deadline extended for healthy homes standards compliance statement
The deadline for the healthy homes standards compliance statement has been extended from 1 July 2020 to 1 December 2020.
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Tenancy
15 May 2020
Alert Level 2 guidance for landlords and tenants
On 14 May 2020, New Zealand moved to Alert Level 2. Find out what this means for you as a landlord or tenant.
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Health and safety
16 April 2020
Prime Minister announces details on Alert Level 3
The Prime Minister has today announced details on what life in New Zealand will look like at Alert Level 3.
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Health and safety
24 March 2020
COVID-19 (coronavirus) - announcement on rent increase freeze and tenancy terminations
More information on the rent increase freeze and tenancy termination regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Policy and legislation
11 March 2020
'Unaware' boarding house landlords need to check the law
Are you operating a boarding house without being aware of it? Read our article to find out the legal definition and compliance requirements.
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Policy and legislation
6 March 2020
Your healthy homes and legislation change questions answered
We have published answers to questions to further help explain the healthy homes standards and the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019.
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Tenancy Tribunal
5 March 2020
Failure to meet requirements costs property management company
The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team (TCIT) has successfully taken a Tauranga property management company to the Tenancy Tribunal.
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Policy and legislation
18 February 2020
Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill introduced to Parliament
The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament on Monday 17 February 2020.
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Tenancy
19 December 2019
Landlord of the Year 2019 award winner announced
Kristy and Richard Kelly are the 2019 winners of the New Zealand Property Investors Federation (NZPIF) Landlord of the Year.
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Tenancy
10 December 2019
Our hours this holiday period
What you need to know about contacting us over the holiday period.
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Policy and legislation
18 November 2019
Proposed changes to Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Associate Housing Minister Kris Faafoi has announced proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
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Tenancy
8 November 2019
Update on Nancy, our Tenancy Services trial chatbot
Tenancy Services has been trialling a chatbot (known as “Nancy”) on the tenancy.govt.nz website.
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Tenancy Tribunal
23 September 2019
Multiple breaches of tenants’ trust and non-compliance costs landlord over $24,750
An Auckland landlord has been ordered to pay $24,754.08 by the Tenancy Tribunal.
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Policy and legislation
27 August 2019
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 now in force
Following Royal Assent on 30 July 2019, this Act comes into force today.
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Policy and legislation
1 August 2019
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 passed
New tenancy legislation was passed on 30 July 2019 which will affect landlords and tenants in a number of ways.
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Healthy homes
1 July 2019
Law changes for rental properties
What you need to know about insulation requirements and healthy homes standards on 1 July 2019.
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Unit Titles
1 July 2019
Unit titles website
If you own or rent a unit title property, you can now find information about unit titles quickly and easily in one place on our new website.
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Healthy homes
12 June 2019
Healthy homes standards compliance statement required from 1 July 2019
Landlords must include a signed statement confirming intention to comply with the healthy homes standards (HHS) in all new tenancy agreements from 1 July 2019.
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Tenancy Tribunal
6 June 2019
Non-compliance breaches tenants’ trust and costs landlord over $177,000
Auckland landlord ordered to pay $177,720.56 by the Tenancy Tribunal for failing to lodge tenancy bonds.
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Policy and legislation
24 May 2019
No extensions for insulating rentals
Landlords have only weeks left to insulate their rentals, and the Tenancy Services Compliance and Investigations team says there will be no extensions.
