I am starting to prepare my HH Compliance Statements for the 1-Dec deadline, and using the Tenancy Services model compliance statement on their website as a reference point (https://www.tenancy.govt.nz/assets/c...-statement.pdf)
To my surprise, it has a section in there regarding WALL insulation. It does state "wall insulation is not compulsory in rental properties. You only need to include this information if it?s known" but then further down in the same section "The landlord must specify what information he or she has been unable to obtain in relation to the location, type and condition of any ceiling, underfloor or wall insulation, why they have not been able to obtain this information, and confirm that all reasonable efforts have been made to obtain the information."
I have rechecked the latest version of the regulations, and there is no mention of any requirement to report wall insulation, and as such they have no power to compel LL's to make any effort, let alone reasonable ones. Given that failure to comply with these regulations (including reporting) is now accompanied with hefty fines I do not think we can just let this sneaky / sloppy scope creep in compliance reporting just slide by
Anyone else have any other information or thoughts on this?
To my surprise, it has a section in there regarding WALL insulation. It does state "wall insulation is not compulsory in rental properties. You only need to include this information if it?s known" but then further down in the same section "The landlord must specify what information he or she has been unable to obtain in relation to the location, type and condition of any ceiling, underfloor or wall insulation, why they have not been able to obtain this information, and confirm that all reasonable efforts have been made to obtain the information."
I have rechecked the latest version of the regulations, and there is no mention of any requirement to report wall insulation, and as such they have no power to compel LL's to make any effort, let alone reasonable ones. Given that failure to comply with these regulations (including reporting) is now accompanied with hefty fines I do not think we can just let this sneaky / sloppy scope creep in compliance reporting just slide by
Anyone else have any other information or thoughts on this?
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