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New Zealand moved to Alert Level 1 on 9 June 2020. Law changes on rent increases still apply.
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Popular Topics
Popular Forms and Templates
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Residential tenancy agreement
This form is for a landlord and tenant to fill in together before the tenant moves in. It sets out the key things the landlord and tenant agree to do, like when rent is paid, if pets are allowed, etc.
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Pre-tenancy application form
This form is for a landlord to gather information from a prospective tenant.
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Bond refund form
Use this form at the end of a tenancy, to claim the bond lodged with Tenancy Services. It must be filled in and signed by the same people who signed the original Bond lodgement form.
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Bond lodgement form
Use this form at the beginning of a tenancy. It records how much bond money the landlord has collected, and it is sent with the money to Tenancy Services to be held until the tenancy ends and the tenant moves out.
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Insulation statement
Landlords must either complete this form or attach an insulation statement containing the same information.
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Starting a tenancy
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- Types of tenancies toggle third level menu
- Tenancy agreements toggle third level menu
- Who is protected toggle third level menu
- Flatting
- Renting affected properties toggle third level menu
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Rent, bond & bills
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- Market rent toggle third level menu
- Rent toggle third level menu
- Bond toggle third level menu
- Letting fees and key money
- Utilities and other payments
- Water and wastewater charges
- Healthy homes toggle secondary menu
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Maintenance & inspections
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- Insulation toggle third level menu
- Heating and ventilation
- Smoke alarms in rental properties
- Mould and dampness
- Property maintenance toggle third level menu
- Repairs and damages toggle third level menu
- Access
- Inspections
- Pests and infestations
- Locks and security
- Laws and bylaws
- Quiet enjoyment
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Ending a tenancy
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- Giving notice to end a tenancy toggle third level menu
- Change of landlord or tenant toggle third level menu
- Expiry of a fixed-term tenancy
- Ending a fixed-term early
- What to do when a tenancy ends
- Serving notices
- Abandoned premises and goods toggle third level menu
- Subletting
- What to know when a tenancy ends
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Disputes
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- Breaches of the Act toggle third level menu
- Disputes process
- Self-resolution
- FastTrack Resolution
- Mediation toggle third level menu
- Tenancy Tribunal toggle third level menu
- Enforcing decisions toggle third level menu
- Searching Tribunal orders
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Forms & resources
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- Bond lodgement form
- Additional tenants bond lodgement form
- Bond refund form
- Additional tenants bond refund form
- Bond transfer form
- Change of landlord/agent form
- Change of tenant form
- Tenancy Tribunal application online
- Application for contact information
- Boarding House Agreement
- Pre-tenancy application form
- Property Inspection Report - fillable
- 14-day notice to remedy – breach of landlord responsibilities
- 14-day notice to remedy – all other breaches
- 14-day notice to remedy – rent arrears
- Residential tenancy agreement
- Flat/house sharing agreement
- Notice of rent increase
- Notice of rent increase - boarding house tenancy
- Notice to terminate a periodic tenancy - where owner requires premises to occupy themselves or for a family member
- Notice to terminate a periodic tenancy - where landlord requires premises for occupation by employees
- Notice to terminate a periodic tenancy - where the premises have been sold and vacant possession is a condition of the sale
- Notice to terminate a periodic tenancy - from tenant to landlord
- Notice of intention not to continue a fixed-term tenancy - from tenant to landlord
- Notice of intention not to continue a fixed-term tenancy - from landlord to tenant
- Notice to terminate a periodic tenancy - from landlord to tenant
- Sample rent summary
- Subscribe to our newsletters
- Contact details for the landlord
- Ordering tenancy publications
- Lodge and pay your bond online
- Contact the Compliance and Investigations team
- Landlord compliance checklist
- Rental issues - when you've tried everything else
- Insulation statement
- Enforcing a sealed mediator’s order or a Tenancy Tribunal order
- Dealing with disputes video
- Maintenance and inspections video
- Starting a tenancy video
- 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
- Rent, bond and bills video
- Compliance and investigation video
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (English Translation)
- Short guide to good renting (English translation)
- Short guide to good renting (Samoan translation)
- Short guide to good renting (Tongan translation)
- Short guide to good renting (Simplified Chinese translation)
- Short guide to good renting (Traditional Chinese translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Samoan translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Tongan translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Simplified Chinese translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Traditional Chinese translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Arabic translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Hindi translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Japanese translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Korean translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Māori translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Tagalog translation)
- Renting and You - a guide for landlords and tenants (Spanish translation)
- Insulation requirements
- 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?
- Insulation statement template
- Insurance statement template
- Healthy homes intent to comply statement – residential tenancies
- Healthy homes intent to comply statement – boarding house tenancies
