What are new tenancy laws in New Zealand refers to recent amendments to Residential Tenancies Act including 2020 and 2021 reforms and proposed 2024 changes. New tenancy laws in New Zealand, which is under Residential Tenancies Act 1986 with amendments, include changes effective from 2020 and 2021 including removal of no cause 90 day termination notices, with landlords now needing to provide specific reason for ending tenancy including sale, owner moving in, or breach, with notice periods increased to 90 days for most terminations and 42 days if landlord selling or moving in, and rent increase limited to once per 12 months with 60 days notice, and ban on rental bidding with landlords cannot accept higher rent than advertised, and healthy homes standards requiring rental properties to meet standards for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture, and draught stopping, with compliance deadline extended, and tenants allowed to make minor changes like hanging pictures and installing child proofing, and assignment of tenancy allowed in some cases, and enforcement with higher penalties up to $7,200 for non compliance, and Tenancy Tribunal jurisdiction increased to $100,000. Proposed 2024 changes under new government include reinstating 90 day no cause notices and allowing pet bonds up to 2 weeks extra rent for tenants with pets. So new tenancy laws in NZ include removal of no cause terminations requiring reason, rent increase once per 12 months, ban on rental bidding, healthy homes standards for heating and insulation, tenants allowed minor modifications, and increased penalties, with proposed 2024 changes to reinstate no cause notices and pet bonds.
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