Do not wait until the deadline – start preparing now to make sure your properties comply with the standards in time.

To help you, we have easy-to-use tools and resources for you to use. They include checklists, and decision tools that can help find out if you need to make any changes to comply with the standards.

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

Healthy homes standards – information for landlords

The healthy homes standards are designed to make homes warmer, drier, and healthier for tenants. They introduce minimum standards for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture ingress and drainage, and draught stopping in rental properties.

Keeping up to standard

Landlords are responsible for making sure their properties meet the standards and continue to in future.

Keeping your property up to standard

Landlords who do not meet their obligations for the healthy homes standards are in breach of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 and may face consequences, like financial penalties.

Compliance timeframes

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

Private rentals need to comply between 1 July 2021 and 1 July 2025. the date depends on if there has been a new or renewed tenancy during that time.

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