Category: RTA

Water charges should be simple. The tenant uses the water, so the tenant pays… right? But what happens when the bill includes more than just the water they’ve used? What about wastewater charges, daily service fees or costs linked to the infrastructure supplying the property? Surely if the account is in the tenant’s name, that […]

A tenant believes something paranormal is happening in her Auckland rental. Mysterious coffee stains appear, despite her not drinking coffee. Then she discovers the previous tenant died just days before she moved in. She says she would never have taken the tenancy had she known. But was the landlord legally required to tell her? A […]

AI is becoming a familiar sight in Tenancy Tribunal proceedings, but the Tribunal’s Top Adjudicator has made it clear there are limits to how it should be used. New Tribunal guidelines recognise the benefits of AI in helping parties understand legal issues, organise documents and prepare for proceedings, while also highlighting a growing problem: AI […]

We’re going to focus on the area that causes the most confusion around how a landlord can give notice to a tenant before the end date of a fixed term.

Under the new laws there are two ways you can terminate a periodic tenancy if the property is to be put on the market.