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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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News

- 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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- Residential tenancy agreement template
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Healthy homes compliance timeframes tool
Heating assessment tool
Find out how much notice to give to end your tenancy
Tenancy Tribunal application online
Healthy homes compliance statement tool

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Healthy homes standards: Heating guidance
Healthy homes standards: Insulation guidance
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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
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Objection to an improvement notice
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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
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What happens in a Mediation
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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
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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?
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