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Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019
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Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019
Public Act
2019 No 37
Date of assent
30 July 2019
Commencement
see section 2
Contents
1
Title
2
Commencement
3
Principal Act
Part 1
Amendments relating to tenant liability and premises unlawful for residential use
4
Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
5
Section 13A amended (Contents of tenancy agreement)
6
Section 40 amended (Tenant’s responsibilities)
7
Section 45 amended (Landlord’s responsibilities)
8
New sections 49A to 49E and cross-heading inserted
Responsibility for damage
49A
General principle
49B
When tenant liable
49C
Landlord, not insurer, to benefit from tenant liability for careless damage
49D
Unlawful acts related to liability
49E
Meaning of premises
9
Section 50 amended (Circumstances in which tenancies are terminated)
10
Section 51 amended (Termination by notice)
11
Section 55 amended (Termination on non-payment of rent, damage, or assault)
12
New section 56A inserted (Termination where premises are unlawful residential premises)
56A
Termination where premises are unlawful residential premises
13
Section 61 amended (Abandonment of premises)
14
Section 64 amended (Possession orders)
15
Section 66J amended (Other obligations of landlord)
16
Section 66K amended (Obligations of tenant)
17
Section 77 amended (Jurisdiction of Tribunal)
18
Section 78 amended (Orders of Tribunal)
19
New section 78A inserted (Orders of Tribunal relating to unlawful residential premises)
78A
Orders of Tribunal relating to unlawful residential premises
20
Section 108 amended (Enforcement of work orders)
21
Section 112 amended (Contempt)
22
Section 142 amended (Effect of Property Law Act 2007)
23
Schedule 1AA amended
24
Schedule 1A amended
25
Consequential amendment to Unit Titles Act 2010
Part 2
Amendments relating to methamphetamine and other contaminants
26
Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
27
Section 33 amended (Tenant’s goods not to be seized)
28
Section 45 amended (Landlord’s responsibilities)
29
New section 45A inserted (Protection from liability for landlord who complies with contaminant regulations)
45A
Protection from liability for landlord who complies with contaminant regulations
30
Section 48 amended (Landlord’s right of entry)
31
Section 50 amended (Circumstances in which tenancies are terminated)
32
Section 51 amended (Termination by notice)
33
Section 59 amended (Destruction of premises)
34
Section 59A amended (Termination where breach renders premises uninhabitable)
35
New section 59B inserted (Termination where regulations prescribe testing methods and maximum inhabitable level of contaminant)
59B
Termination where regulations prescribe testing methods and maximum inhabitable level of contaminant
36
Section 62 amended (Goods left on premises on termination of tenancy)
37
Section 62E amended (Responsibility of tenant unaffected)
38
Section 62F amended (Protection from liability)
39
Section 64 amended (Possession orders)
40
Section 66H amended (Landlord’s obligations at start of tenancy)
41
Section 66I amended (Landlord’s ongoing obligations)
42
New section 66IA inserted (Protection from liability for landlord who complies with contaminant regulations)
66IA
Protection from liability for landlord who complies with contaminant regulations
43
Section 66J amended (Other obligations of landlord)
44
Section 66S amended (Notice of entry)
45
Section 77 amended (Jurisdiction of Tribunal)
46
Section 78 amended (Orders of Tribunal)
47
Section 138C replaced (Powers to make regulations under sections 138A and 138B not limited by other enactments)
138C
Regulations in respect of contaminants and contaminated premises
138D
Powers to make regulations under sections 138A to 138C not limited by other enactments, etc
48
Schedule 1A amended
Schedule
New Part 4 of Schedule 1AA inserted
Legislative history
Administrative information
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: