Upgrades to the tenancy bond service
We are upgrading the tenancy bond service and changing how we deliver our services. Tenancy bonds must now be lodged online. Other changes to bond services are to come.
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What do you need to think about when a tenancy comes to an end? One of our houses learns about when tenants and landlords need to give notice and the process when a tenancy ends.
Ending a Tenancy (transcript)We open on a Sad House and a Happy House talking. Sad house is crying. Happy house: What’s the matter? Sad house: My tenants, I think they’re leaving me. Happy house: How do you know? Sad house: They’ve been seeing other houses. Phone calls, texts, it all makes sense now. Happy house: They can’t just up and leave, they have to do it the right way. Sad house: What’s that? Happy house: Well, if it’s a periodic tenancy, the tenants have to give the landlord at least 21 days’ written notice. If the landlord needs them to move they get 90 days’ notice. Sad house: So, we’ve still got some time together. Happy house: Yeah, and if it’s a fixed term tenancy, they have to pay rent until the end date. [Three birds fly over and poo on the roof of Sad house] Sad house: Crying Happy house: When it’s time to move on, tenants on a periodic tenancy must give 21 days’ written notice, unless you agree on a shorter time with the landlord. Take your things with you and leave the property clean and tidy. Happy house: Landlords must give 90 days' written notice except in certain cases. When they do leave, meet them at the property to make sure it's okay complete and sign the bond refund form with them and send it to Tenancy Services to have the bond refunded. There's more info at tenancy.govt.nz. |
