Author: Tauranga Rentals

Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill – Reaches Second Reading On the 7th of July 2020, the Social Services and Community Committee (Select Committee) reported back to Parliament with their recommendations on the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill. The Bill is currently in its Second Reading meaning that Parliament are going through the recommendations made by the Select…

Corona Virus Legislation for Tenanted Properties  The new rules to protect Tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic remain in place and may impact Settlement of Tenanted Properties and Owners needing to move back into their homes. The protections against Tenancy terminations will apply until 25 June 2020 (unless extended). We can’t give any notices until after…

Tauranga Rentals Covid 19 Response This is an update to all of our Owners on how we are now operating in the Property Management world in response to the Corona Virus. From the beginning of Lock Down Dan and Sheree have manned the office to ensure there was a central point for Owners, Tenants, Tradespeople…

Big changes for rental laws announced The government has announced a suite of practical changes to the Residential Tenancies Act in its bid to make renting fairer and more secure. Here’s what you need to know.  What’s happening? A number of changes to the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) has just been announced by associate minister…

Your Newsletter this month focuses on Tenancy Agreements and what is now required. These are the forms we are now required to include as part of any new or altered Tenancy Agreement The “Healthy Homes Standards Statement” has to tell your Tenants what type and age of your Smoke Alarms, what heating there is if…

New tenancy legislation was passed on 30 July 2019 which will affect landlords and tenants in a number of ways. The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019  will:   – limit tenants’ liability for careless damage in rental properties.   – give the Tenancy Tribunal full jurisdiction over cases concerning premises that are unlawful for residential purposes, such as…

The Responsibilities of a Landlord Now that the Insulation Regulations are in force we turn our attention to the next part of The Healthy Homes for Tenants Legislation. For the Insulation requirements we had three years to get all of our Properties insulated, this next step we only have two years up to the 1st…

Residential Tenancies Update We now have a much clearer picture from the Government about what we must have done to our Rental Investments and when we must have them done by. When we rent a house to a Tenant we must now attach a “Healthy Homes Standards Statement” which declares to the Tenant a number…