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Green Party calling for rental warrant of fitness to better enforce Healthy Homes Standards

Green Party calling for rental warrant of fitness to better enforce Healthy Homes Standards Newshub 15 hrs ago Seni Iasona © Image - Newshub Watch: Govt relying on tenants to enforce Healthy Homes standards, putting relationships with landlords at risk - Renters United A petition launched by the Green Party is demanding the Government backs it s Healthy Homes Standards by introducing a warrant of fitness for rental properties.  The petition is calling for a more accessible way for tenants to hold their landlords to account without a stressful and expensive fight. Green Party MP Chloe Swarbrick says the Healthy Homes Standards are important but hard to enforce. 

Tenants could be hesitant to try enforce Healthy Homes Standards, lawyer says

Tenants could be hesitant to try enforce Healthy Homes Standards, lawyer says Charlie Dreaver © RNZ / Eleisha Foon Those advocating for tenants say it should not be up to renters to enforce the Healthy Home Standards - due to the power imbalance. If a landlord has not complied with Health Homes Standards after 90 days, renters are able to apply to the Tenancy Tribunal for a work order. Photo: RNZ / Eleisha Foon From this month, landlords have to meet the healthy homes standards within 90 days of a new tenancy. However housing lawyer Machrus Siregar from Community Law Wellington explained there were complications if the landlord had not complied after that 90 day period.

Government s Healthy Homes standards likely to be changed for apartments and new builds

Williams said her officials were looking into the matter, and it was expected any changes necessary would happen in the next few months. ”We’re looking at new builds, we are looking at apartments particularly, because we’re not sure we’ve got those settings right, that work is underway,” Williams said. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff She said landlords should still look to meet these standards however. “We’d like people to comply if they are changing the tenancies, that’s a requirement within 90 days.” Williams noted the standards had been developed two years ago after substantial consultations with the sector.

Tenancy law changes: Renter and landlord queries swamp Tenancy Services

Tenancy law changes: Renter and landlord queries swamp Tenancy Services
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Healthy Homes heating standard wasteful - landlords

ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff Damien McGill owns three rental units on Manchester Street in Christchurch and has collected data over winter showing they are already warm. Government officials are looking into landlords’ concerns that a requirement to upgrade heat pumps in many rental properties is excessive. However, the analysis is not a priority for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development – and no new advice will be imminent despite the deadline for new or renewed tenancies to meet the Healthy Homes Standards approaching in July this year. A Christchurch landlord raised the issue with Stuff, saying he believed getting bigger heat pumps was wasteful and could lead to tenants not heating their homes.

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