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As a landlord, you may encounter a situation where your tenants are going through a divorce. This can present several complications for you as the property owner, including potential disputes over rent payments or damage to the property. Therefore, it's important to understand your rights as a landlord in these situations and minimise disruption to the tenancy.

With holidays coming up, some landlords wonder, do I get my tenants anything?

The law changes have now been finalised, allowing tenants to terminate tenancies early for family violence reasons and landlords to end tenancies if physically assaulted by the tenant.

The healthy homes standards are the cause of a lot of confusion for Kiwi landlords, and it’s not hard to see why. With very specific requirements for the five standards alongside many niche exemptions, we’ve received plenty of questions since the standards came into practice.

The Government has decided to extend the deadline for landlords, including Kainga Ora, to comply with its Healthy Homes Standards.

The short answer is 'yes'.

Just because the house is newly built doesn't automatically mean it will meet the healthy homes standards.

To be clear, a Healthy Homes Standards certificate is not the same as a Healthy Homes Standards compliance statement.

Advertising your property is just the first step in your landlording journey. In this article, we'll walk through everything you need to know about starting a brand new tenancy, the paperwork you need to complete, funds to collect and inspections to schedule before your tenants move in.

The legislation states that the property must comply with healthy homes standards if a residential tenancy agreement is in place.

An exemption to the Draught stopping standard seems to cause some confusion.

When does the inspection need to be done again after meeting standards, if at all?

The rules for carrying out inspections are outlined in the RTA, so the landlord must comply with these.

The simple answer is yes.

It is always a good idea to talk to your tenants and discuss what you plan on doing and why.

There is no standardised list of questions you should ask referees when conducting reference checks.

What are the benefits for landlords, and what are the benefits for tenants for letting the tenancy become periodic vs extending for another fixed term?

It is a landlord's responsibility that the property is lawful premises for residential use, meets all relevant building, health and safety standards and is in reasonably clean and tidy condition before the tenants move in.

The Residential Tenancies Act requires tenants to keep the premises 'reasonably' clean and tidy.

Selling a property can be stressful, and there are a few things to remember or be mindful of:

When you own a rental property, you will incur expenses from the time you buy it to the time you sell it. Some of these expenses are deductible, and some are not.

When it comes to smoke alarms, we are often asked if it is enough to have a record that the landlord tested the fire alarm or if they should get a professional company to provide certification that the property is compliant.

A: Unfortunately, the Residential Tenancies Act doesn't cover the relationship between a landlord and a property manager.

Q: I plan to fire my property manager, and I am going to manage the property myself. I want to know what happens to the bond, the 2-weeks rent in advance paid to the property manager and the money held by the Tenancy Services.