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Do not wait up until the due date - begin preparing now to ensure your residential or commercial properties comply with the requirements in time.

To assist you, we have user friendly tools and resources for you to utilize. They include lists, and decision tools that can help learn if you require to make any modifications to abide by the requirements.

There is a compliance statement template you can utilize to put in your tenancy agreement (having one is a requirement).

Healthy homes standards - information for property owners

The healthy homes requirements are developed to make homes warmer, drier, and healthier for occupants. They introduce minimum standards for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture ingress and drainage, and draught dropping in rental residential or commercial properties.

Maintaining to standard

Landlords are accountable for ensuring their residential or commercial properties meet the requirements and to in future.

Keeping your residential or commercial property up to standard

Landlords who do not satisfy their commitments for the healthy homes standards are in breach of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 and might deal with consequences, like monetary charges.

Compliance timeframes

All boarding houses, Kainga Ora and signed up community housing service provider homes need to currently abide by the healthy homes requirements.

Private rentals require to comply in between 1 July 2021 and 1 July 2025. the date depends on if there has been a brand-new or renewed occupancy throughout that time.

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