Do not wait till the due date - begin preparing now to make certain your residential or commercial properties abide by the standards in time.

To assist you, we have user friendly tools and resources for you to utilize. They consist of lists, and choice tools that can help find out if you require to make any changes to abide by the requirements.

There is a compliance declaration template you can utilize to put in your occupancy arrangement (having one is a requirement).

Healthy homes requirements - details for proprietors

The healthy homes standards are developed to make homes warmer, drier, and much healthier for renters. They present minimum requirements for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture ingress and drain, and draught stopping in rental residential or commercial properties.

Keeping up to standard

Landlords are accountable for making certain their residential or commercial properties satisfy the standards and continue to in future.

Keeping your residential or commercial property up to basic

Landlords who do not meet their responsibilities for the healthy homes standards are in breach of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 and may deal with repercussions, like monetary penalties.

Compliance timeframes

All boarding houses, Kainga Ora and signed up community housing company houses should currently abide by the healthy homes standards.

Private leasings need to comply between 1 July 2021 and 1 July 2025. the date depends upon if there has actually been a brand-new or renewed occupancy during that time.

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