From 1 July 2016, all new residential tenancy agreements are required to include a signed insulation statement detailing the extent of insulation in the...
Tag - Tenant
I have a fixed-term tenant who is using the (residential) rental as a massage clinic. Now that the fixed-term is over, the tenant is requesting for...
Some of our political parties have published election manifestos in which they support the concept of a compulsory Warrant of Fitness for all rental housing...
We sometimes hear advocates for residential tenants claim that rents should be subject to price control. They say that rent controls provide long-term security...
Landlording is not rocket science but experience and attention to detail count a great deal. Here are five not-so-obvious tips experienced APIA landlords...
Landlords should not be at ease in light of recent reports characterising the Auckland rental market as being under significant demand pressure. Your...
Airbnb is one of those Eureka! ideas that make you kick yourself for not having thought of it first. It makes complete sense, why have a spare room sitting...
In 2009, Mrs. Osaki left the pot of boiling oil on the stove, left the kitchen, and soon forgot about it. Her absent-mindedness not only led to...
My out-going tenant is requesting a reference in writing. Should I give it? Landlords are not under any legal obligation to give their tenants...
The daisy lady got me thinking about difficult tenants. Be a landlord long enough and you are sure to get one of those. You know the one. She takes up 90% of...
Peter Lewis is the Vice President of the Auckland Property Investors’ Association and also sits on the board of the New Zealand Property Investors’...
Less than one month in, the Holler Practice Note is already causing ripples in the property industry. Anecdotally we are aware of several Tribunal...
Following the recent Court of Appeal decision on Holler & Rouse v Osaki, the Tenancy Tribunal prepared Practice Note 2016/1 outlining, to its adjudicators...
The amended Residential Tenancies Act came into effect on the 1st of July. While smoke alarms and insulation are without a doubt the most significant of all...
Landlords are becoming more aware of meth – its use, production and contaminative effects on properties and their occupants. As an organisation, we are...
It is late one evening and you receive a call from the Fire Service. They advise that one of your rental properties has been seriously damaged by a fire...
