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Healthy Homes Deadline

26-Jan-2021 11:00:00

The 1 July 2021 deadline is now only a few months away. This is the date that residential rental properties must comply with the Healthy Homes Standards, within 90 days of any new or renewed tenancy.

Topics: Property Management, Residential, Renting, Rental Property, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Health and Wellbeing, Harcourts Property Manager

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 - Summary of Changes

26-Jan-2021 07:06:11

Landlords and tenants need to understand the recent changes to tenancy law and how this will affect them.

Topics: Property Management, Residential, Renting, Rental Property, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Harcourts Property Manager

Healthy homes compliance date – 1 July 2020

28-May-2020 10:55:22

From 1 July 2020 landlords must include a statement of their current level of compliance with the healthy homes standards in any new, varied or renewed tenancy agreement.

Topics: Renting, Rental Property, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Corona Virus, COVID-19

Property maintenance - it's good for business

30-Jan-2020 09:16:02

The new year is a great time to start planning for the year ahead and it's necessary if you're going to meet your obligations under the healthy homes standards. The July 2020 compliance date is less than six months away when you will need to know (and disclose) your current level of compliance with the healthy homes standards.

Topics: Property Management, Renting, Landlords, Tenants, Property Management Focus, Property Manager, Harcourts Property Manager

Reasonably clean – is it clean enough?

03-Dec-2019 06:00:00

The word ‘reasonable’ is found throughout the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 but this can be difficult to navigate because one person’s interpretation of ‘reasonable’ is not the same as another’s. One area that has proven troublesome for landlords and tenants is to establish what is ‘reasonably clean and tidy’ when it comes to vacating a property.

Topics: Property Management, Renting, Advice