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Rent increases and reductions
Rent can be increased by a landlord if the correct notice period is followed and certain conditions are met. Rent can also be reduced. Rent increases. For both fixed-term and periodic tenancies, landlords can only increase rent: 12 months after the tenancy start date if the increase is not within 12 months from the last rent…
Notice of rent increase
This is a template letter for a landlord to send to a tenant giving not less than 60 days’ notice to increase the rent. This letter meets the requirements of section 24(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. .
Landlord compliance checklist
… the contents of your tenancy agreements keeping accurate records maintenance and the condition of the property general tenancy law (for example, inspections, rent in advance and rent increases). The checklist is easy to follow, with 3 simple steps: Create a full property list (template 1) Create a list of tenancies to assess (template 2) Co…
Increasing or decreasing a bond
… The landlord can increase a general bond and pet bond if they lawfully increase the rent. The landlord can only increase the rent lawfully. Find out more about this in the ‘Rent increases and reductions’ section. Rent increases and reductions. For example: The tenant has paid a general bond of 3 weeks’ rent. The weekly rent goes u…
Making changes to a tenancy agreement
… Recording changes to a tenancy agreement Rent increase notice Continue a fixed term tenancy. A fixed-term tenancy will automatical…
Serving notices
… are counted in working days (Monday to Friday). Examples of timeframes counted in calendar days are: notices to terminate a tenancy notices to remedy a breach notice of a rent increase Examples of timeframes counted in working days are: service times the time a landlord has to lodge a bond online notifying a change of address or other de…
Paying a bond
… tenant must pay the amount it has increased by. This amount is called a bond top-up. The landlord can only increase the rent lawfully. Find out more about this in the ‘Rent increases and reductions’ section. Rent increases and reductions. How tenants can pay the bond. The tenant can pay the bond either: to the…
Queenstown landlord fined over $113,000 for operating unlawful boarding house
… multiple breaches of the Act, which included operating an unconsented boarding house, failing to meet healthy homes standards, interfering with tenants’ electricity supply, invalid rent increases and harassment of a tenant. The adjudicator, R Woodhouse, said the investigation had been conducted in a fulsome and careful manner by MBIE, noting: “T…
Starting a boarding house tenancy
… the tenant a receipt. The maximum bond that a landlord can ask for is up to the equivalent of 4 weeks’ rent. Find out more information about bonds. Charging rent and rent increases. A landlord can ask for 1 or 2 weeks’ rent in advance during the tenancy. It is unlawful for a landlord to ask the tenant to pay more than 2 weeks’ rent…
Boarding houses
… rent, they must give the tenant at least 28 days’ notice in writing. The rent can’t be increased within 180 days of the beginning of the tenancy or within 180 days of the last rent increase. Charging rent has more about paying rent in advance. Landlords are responsible for repairs and s…
