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  Healthy Homes Standards
  
  The healthy homes standards are the minimum standards for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture ingress and drainage, and draught stopping in rental properties. All rental properties must comply.
  
  Tenancy law changes
  
  Changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 have come into force starting December 2024 with more on the way
  
  Market rent in Avondale (Auckland) 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025
  
  - Bonds 2679
• Lower ($)553
• Median ($)650
• Upper ($)760
  
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  - 18 August 2025 New pet rules for rentals coming soon - what landlords and tenants need to know New laws around pets in rental properties are likely to take effect later this year.
• 11 August 2025 Bond top-ups now available through property management software We’ve just made it easier to manage bond top-ups.
• 16 July 2025 Queenstown landlord fined over $113,000 for operating unlawful boarding house A Queenstown landlord has been ordered to pay $113,723.56 for breaches of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
  
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• Healthy homes compliance statement tool
  
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• Information for new tenants
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  - Healthy homes standards - what a landlord needs to know toggle third level menu - Keeping your property up to standard
  
  - Tenant healthy homes standard checklist
  
  - Options for calculating heating capacity
  
  - Ventilation tool
  
  - Insulation in rental properties toggle third level menu - Insulation tool
  
  - General maintenance responsibilities
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  - Giving notice to end a tenancy toggle third level menu - Ending a periodic tenancy
• Ending a boarding house tenancy
  
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  - Breaches of the Act toggle third level menu - Unenforceable clauses in tenancy agreements
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• Dealing with disputes video
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• Chinese captioned video - tips about starting a tenancy 观看带有中文字幕的介绍影片
• Ending a tenancy video
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• Compliance and investigation video
• Healthy homes standards: Heating guidance
• Healthy homes standards: Insulation guidance
• Healthy homes standards: Ventilation guidance
• Healthy homes standards: Moisture ingress and drainage guidance
• Healthy homes standards: Draught stopping guidance
• Heating Assessment Tool
• Insulation tool: Do you need to upgrade your insulation?
• Insurance statement template
• Settling disputes by self-resolution
• Rent arrears factsheet
• Notice of overdue rent
• Notice of anti-social behaviour
• Anti-social behaviour factsheet - A4 print version
• Anti-social behaviour factsheet - A3 web version
• Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 Factsheet - A4 print version
• Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 Factsheet - A3 web version
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• Service tenancy - a guide for landlords and tenants
• Ko te tīmata i te rētihanga | Starting a tenancy (Te Reo Māori captions)
• Making changes to the place you rent - Easy Read
• Making changes to the place you rent - audio guidance
• What happens in a Mediation
• Why Mediation
• What is Mediation
• When is a Tribunal hearing needed?
• How to prepare for a hearing
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• Approved form for family violence withdrawal notice and qualifying evidence
• Template for notice of withdrawal by tenant to other tenants
• Family violence statutory declaration - prescribed person
• Family violence statutory declaration - withdrawing tenant
• Template landlord to remaining tenants advising of rent reduction
• Notice to end a build-to-rent tenancy
• Short Fixed-Term Residential Tenancy Agreement
• Market rent online tool
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• How much notice do you have to give?
• Are you operating a boarding house?
• What are you responsible for?