Do not wait until the due date - begin preparing now to make certain your residential or commercial properties adhere to the standards in time.

To assist you, we have user friendly tools and resources for you to utilize. They consist of checklists, and decision tools that can assist discover if you require to make any modifications to comply with the requirements.

There is a compliance declaration template you can utilize to put in your tenancy agreement (having one is a requirement).

Healthy homes requirements - information for property owners

The healthy homes requirements are designed to make homes warmer, drier, and healthier for tenants. They introduce minimum standards for heating, insulation, ventilation, wetness ingress and drain, and draught stopping in rental residential or commercial properties.

Maintaining to standard

Landlords are responsible for ensuring their residential or commercial properties fulfill the requirements and continue to in future.

Keeping your residential or commercial property up to standard

Landlords who do not fulfill their responsibilities for the healthy homes standards remain in breach of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 and may deal with repercussions, like punitive damages.

Compliance timeframes

All boarding houses, Kainga Ora and registered neighborhood housing supplier houses must already comply with the healthy homes standards.

Private rentals require to comply in between 1 July 2021 and 1 July 2025. the date depends on if there has actually been a new or restored tenancy throughout that time.

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