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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 ...
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Tips for using Bond Transfer and Bond Refund Forms
You can only use our Bond Transfer Form to transfer a bond from one property address to another for the same tenants. The current landlord, new landlord and all the tenants must sign the transfer form. The Bond Transfer form cannot be used to change a landlord or tenant name on the tenancy agreement. The Bond Refund form enables the Department to refund a bond to any party. No funds can be released to tenants unless all named tenants have signed the form. For both of these forms insert t...
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All about tenancy bond
A bond is money that a landlord can ask tenants to pay when they move into a property. A bond can be any amount up to a maximum of four weeks’ rent. Some landlords may ask for less. The bond is held to cover any unpaid rent, damage to the property (if that damage can be shown to be the tenant’s fault) or any other claim. If the property has been properly looked after and the rent is paid in full, the tenants should get their bond money refunded after they move out. All bond forms are availab...
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