Current Category: Landlord Rights and Obligations
RTA Amendment Act 2009 - One Day Training Workshop - Discounts for APIA members
APIA members are invited to this special one day workshop presented by Scotney Williams and Tenancy Practice Services at a discounted rate of $149 + GST if registeration and payment are received before Friday 20th August. Please email sales@tenancypractice.co.nz with your name, APIA membership number and credit card details.
posted in: Landlord Rights and Obligations, Property Manager, APIA member discounts , Residential Tenancies Act
NZPIF: How will the proposed changes to the Credit Reporting Privacy Code affect landlords?
To all Property Investor Association members You may have heard recently that the Privacy Commissioner was seeking to stop Landlords’ from obtaining credit checks on prospective Tenants’ as well as restricting Tribunal Orders from appearing on credit checks. Unfortunately the wording of the proposal was ambiguous.
The NZPIF have a long held relationship with the Privacy Commission and have contacted them directly to clarify the situation.
THE COMMISSIONER (A RENTAL PROPERTY OWNER HERSELF...
posted in: Landlord Rights and Obligations, Privacy, Credit Reporting Privacy Code 2004, Governmental & Regulatory, Credit reporting , Tenant screening
Residential Tenancies Act
In New Zealand, the Residential Tenancies Act covers the landlord-tenant relationship. It gives both landlords and tenants legal rights and obligations. The Act also provides a dispute resolution service by allowing for mediation, and hearings at the Tenancy Tribunal. To read the Act you can: * download a copy of the Residential Tenancies Act [PDF 270 KB, 120 pages] * read the Act and its amendments on the NZ Legislation website [External website]. * buy copies of the Act and its ...
posted in: Landlord Rights and Obligations, Tenancy Issues, Abandoned goods, Department of Building and Housing, Water, Tenancy Bond, Governmental & Regulatory, Residential Tenancies Act, Tenancy Tribunal
Thomas Chin - Political and Regulatory Report July 2010
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AMENDMENT BILL – Passed During the month (20 July) the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill completed its third and final reading stages through Parliament. To recap, the new legislation aims to:
Encourage the development of a rental market that provides stable, quality housing to those who rent their homes
Enable landlords to manage their properties more effectively
Clarify and appropriately balance tenant and landlord rights obligations Key provisions of the legi...
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New Tenancy Laws Passed: Residential Tenancies Act amended
The Residential Tenancies Act 1986 was been amended with its third and final reading passing in Parliament yesterday (20 July 2010). It will shortly receive the Royal Assent from the Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand to make this law. I think that this is good legislation for residential landlords in that it brings in a new concepts of “unlawful acts”. These unlawful acts also carry fines, and include:
failure to leave the premises (when the tenancy is over)
using the premises for an...
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