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Yeah right. When did I hear all that before? Oh that's right - the last time they did exactly nothing.
Yeah right. When did I hear all that before? Oh that's right - the last time they did exactly nothing.
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Last Call
Last call for submissions to save your rental
The more than one million New Zealanders involved in rental property, renters and owners alike, should speak out against drastic changes to tenancy law being made during the Covid-19 scare, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today.
There are three days left to make a submission against changes to the Residential Tenancies Act that mean:
1. Owners will be unable to end any tenancy, either fixed or periodic, except by selling the property, living in it, doing a renovation, or by seeking the permission of the Tenancy Tribunal while providing evidence of breaches.
2. Breaches such as unpaid rent or threatening anti-social behaviour will take three months to resolve.
3. Fines of up to $7200 for 87 breaches have been levied, 73 of which target owners.
These measures penalise 290,000 private rental property owners, many of whom might consequently sell.
In addition, these measures will immediately make it tougher for around one million renters, because the proposed measures will mean that:
1. Fewer private rental properties will increase demand and raise rents even further.
2. Getting rid of threatening, anti-social tenants will now take at least three months.
3. Applicants with a tarnished credit or rental history won't get a flat or a house in the private sector and face going on the long waiting list for a State house.
The Government should put this bill on hold rather than push through radical changes under the cover of the Covid-19 crisis.
But in the meantime, renters and owners alike should submit against this bill today.
Submissions close at midnight on Wednesday, March 25. Go here to make your submission.
Click here to read a plain-language description of the contents of the bill as well as an analysis of the likely unintended consequences.
Click (or tap) here to read the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill.
Stop the War on Tenancies is a group that - since October 2018 - has been highlighting the evidence that successive governments have ignored while creating problematic private and public rental property policy.
Contact:
Mike Butler 27-277 7295
[email protected]
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Well I have made my submission, glad I left to the last minute so could then also comment that the submission was fairly redundant due to today's "emergency" legislation, which what a surprise was completely 1-sided in tenants favour yet again. Have already had 1 tenant wanting rent reductions...Comment
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Gnats or Gnawers?
Would Muller undo Labour's rental property errors?
Since any promises made by former National Party leader Simon Bridges are effectively void, the new leader, Todd Muller, should tell New Zealand's 290,000 residential rental property owners whether he supports Labour's disastrous experiments or whether he intends to restore some sanity to the sector.
Currently, the sector remains frozen under the Covid-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Legislation Act which over-rode previous tenancy termination agreements, extended the period of allowed unpaid rent from 21 days to 60 days, and imposed a $6500 fine on any owners who put a foot wrong.
During the lockdown, the Government continued pushing through changes to the Residential Tenancies Act which:
1. Require 118 days of unpaid rent before the Tenancy Tribunal may end a tenancy because of unpaid rent. Currently, 21 days' arrears are sufficient to end a tenancy.
2. Require three disturbances in three months before the Tenancy Tribunal could end a tenancy because of anti-social behaviour.
3. Remove a property owner's contractual right to end a tenancy – the 90-day so-called no-cause termination.
Before the election, rental property owners would like to know whether a National Party under Mr Muller would vote against those amendments.
We are not the only group to say that the current Government's housing policies have been a rolling maul of incompetence.
1. KiwiBuild promised 100,000 new homes in a decade yet in three years was only able to deliver 1535 houses.
2. The waiting list for state houses reached a whopping 16,309 applicants by March 31 this year, more than double the number when the coalition government was formed in 2017.
3. Changed tax rules hit in March 31 this year. This ring-fencing of rental property losses could tip a further 116,000 negatively geared owners out of the sector, according to documents obtained under the Official Information Act.
4. Expensive and poorly conceived regulations on rental properties presented as guaranteeing a "healthy home" brought a regime of spot checks, narking, and massive fines on owners. This will drive more out of the sector once they take effect in the middle of next year.
If Mr Muller becomes Prime Minister, would he:
1. Work with the private sector to build homes.
2. Work with rather than against rental property owners to increase the supply of housing.
3. Revisit the so-called "healthy homes" regulations as his predecessor promised. The regulations should be changed from rules that carry substantial penalties to recommendations. The standards should also be widened to include other methods to reach the recommended goals (such as shower domes instead of extractor fans). Standards for housing are nothing new and have existed here since 1947 under the Housing Improvement Regulations.
Stop the War on Tenancies is a group that since October 2018 has been highlighting the failures of successive governments while creating rental property policy and law.
Contact:
Mike Butler 27-277 7295
[email protected]
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Media Release
Will the Nats correct Labour's rental property errors?
"Will the National Party under Judith Collins vote against Labour's flawed proposed amendments to residential rental tenancy law and correct the rules and penalties to do with rental property standards, " Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler asked today.
The Labour-led Government is trying to push through changes to the Residential Tenancies Act which would mean that:
1. Rent arrears debts will become larger, and will take longer and become more difficult to resolve.
2. Noisy, disruptive behaviour becomes much more difficult to manage, creating a problem for owners and neighbours.
3. Owners won't be able to end a tenancy except by selling it or moving into the property.
"Will Ms Collins make a commitment that the National Party would vote against residential tenancy law changes when the bill returns to Parliament after scrutiny by the Social Services and Community Select Committee," Mr Butler asked.
"In addition, would a National-led government revisit the so-called healthy homes regulations that have turned the business of renting into a nightmare of costly compliance, " Mr Butler asked.
"Seventy three of the 87 proposed penalties target owners and the fine for owners for not complying with the healthy homes standards is $7200," Mr Butler said.
"Standards are fine but the requirement to re-insulate beyond that required in 2016 is all cost and little benefit and the heating assessment tool (on the Tenancy Services website) is flawed, " Mr Butler said.
"The whopping fines and the unnecessary extra insulation should be dropped, the heating tool should be amended to correct its flaws, and the standards should be recommendations rather than punishable rules, " Mr Butler said.
"The proposed amendments to tenancy law plus the Draconian penalties linked to housing standards are driving many residential rental property owners to sell, " Mr Butler said.
"Labour policies are reducing the supply of rental property at a time when tens of thousands are looking for a home to rent," Mr Butler said.
"New Zealand's 290,000 rental property owners need to know where the National Party stands as we prepare to vote on September 19, " Mr Butler said.
Stop the War on Tenancies is a group that since October 2018 has been highlighting the failure by the Government to create sound policy and law for residential rental property. Much policy has only increased rents and disadvantaged both tenants and owners.
Contact:
Mike Butler 27-277 7295
[email protected]
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24 months later and where are we at?
Record numbers in motels and . . .
12 months later and where are we at?Originally posted by Perry View PostAre any of the brain-dead media reporting on this trend?
Is there any way in which this anecdotal down-sizing of the residential rental pool can be accurately measured and reported on?
Originally posted by Bob Kane View PostHere are some figures:
589,000 rentals
1,603,011 tenants
Let's see what they are in 12 months time.
I expect the number of rentals to decrease while the number of tenants remains the same.
Especially given Peter's recent post.
My guess is that Bob was spot on with that one.
Of course, the muddle-headed socialist morons will never admit that their 'policies' (socio-communist ideology) have failed. That would be a bitter pill too far. Especially for the Shaw-as-eggs watermelon party.Comment
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From August 2018
What's the situation, two years later?Originally posted by Perry View PostAre any of the brain-dead media reporting on this trend?
Is there any way in which this anecdotal down-sizing of the residential rental pool can be accurately measured and reported on?
Originally posted by Bob Kane View PostHere are some figures:
589,000 rentals
1,603,011 tenants
Let's see what they are in 12 months time.
I expect the number of rentals to decrease while the number of tenants remains the same.Comment
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New RTA laws coming in
Not a newbie to property investment but newbie to posting on the forum.
My question is if we have a fixed term tenancy tenant til October 2021 will this fixed term
go to periodic when the new RTA laws are introduced in February 21 or is it a binding agreement
to the date on the tenancy agreement?Comment
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You'll be OK. Old rules apply until and including 11 February.Originally posted by ireland View Post
There is a detailed summary here, see page 11.
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Under the new rules a fixed term is still a fixed term but will roll to a periodic on completion rather than end.Originally posted by ireland View Post
If both parties agree it can end.
If one party doesn't agree it will roll to periodic.
So your fixed term is still fixed to October 2021.Comment
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The new rules only apply to FTTs entered into after 11 Feb 2021. If entered into before then, the case here, current termination rules apply.Originally posted by Wayne View PostComment
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Are you sure of that?Originally posted by artemis View Post
I'm not saying it isn't true but do you have a link to where it says it only applies to new fixed tenancies entered into after 11 Feb?Comment
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See the HUD link I posted in this thread yesterday, page 11.Originally posted by Wayne View PostComment
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ThanksOriginally posted by artemis View Post
Fixed-term tenancy agreements which are entered into(signed) before this provision comes into force follow the old rules in the RTA.Comment
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So FTT no longer exists?
What ever the LL says - doesn't matter.The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates and a monthly salary - Fred Wilson.Comment
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