Healthy homes standards deadline for Kāinga Ora and Community Housing Providers

All Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities (formerly Housing New Zealand) and registered Community Housing Provider houses must now meet the healthy homes standards

Updates to healthy home standards compliance dates

Updates to the healthy homes standards compliance dates take effect from 26 November 2022.

Upcoming changes to the healthy homes standards announced

Today the Government has announced upcoming changes to the healthy homes standards in response to feedback from the rental sector.

Landlords reminded healthy homes standards compliance deadline is approaching

All landlords of boarding houses must comply with the healthy homes standards from 1 July 2021.

Healthy homes standards compliance statement required from 1 December 2020

From 1 December 2020 landlords must include a separately signed healthy homes standards compliance statement in most new or renewed tenancy agreements.

Law changes for rental properties

What you need to know about insulation requirements and healthy homes standards on 1 July 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.

Healthy homes standards finalised

The healthy homes standards have been finalised.

Keeping your rental warm this winter

It’s important to be aware of how your rental will perform in the colder months and how this can impact on the health of those living in the rental.

Does your rental home meet the new insulation requirements?

Learn about insulation requirements so you can get it sorted before the July 2019 deadline.

New look for insulation statements template

We have now created a new easy-to-use template for an insulation statement, to help landlords capture the right information.

Warm house, cool landlord: Why doing right by tenants pays off

From June 2019, every rental in the country will need to be insulated.

Tenancy Law Baseline Awareness Survey Report

Tenant and landlord awareness of the 2016 changes to the Residential Tenancies Act has been measured in a new report.

Exceptions for installing insulation in rental properties

Recent changes to the Residential Tenancies Act require insulation to be installed in income-related rent tenancies from July 2016.

Tenancy information campaign continues to target landlords and tenants