The+right+to+rent+(housing+property)



**Legislation applies**  = Residential Tenancies Act 1986 is under legislation and come in force on 1st February 1987. This Act has 5 parts and the 2nd part stated that tenancy agreement for people to rent a property with a contract. = =  = **Different between tenant and flatmate**   Tenants

Tenant is a person who rent a property from the landlord and the contract can be written or verbal contract to them. Any damages to the place are the responsibility of the tenant without any exception. Only the landlord has the right to require a tenant to leave the place but other flatmates are unable to do so. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Flatmates <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The person who rent a place from another person which is not the owner of the place is likely to be a flatmate. The contract needs to be written and include any necessary requirements. A flatmate is responsible to those damages that cause by them and can be require leaving the place by the tenant. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">**The tenant rights to live** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Tenant needs to sign a contract or form with the landlord to start the tenancy. The details of the rent must write down in the agreement. The landlord and the renter can change the agreement when both parties are agreeing to the adjustment and responsibility to the conditions. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Leaseholder has to pay the rent and the way of paying is depending on the policy of the tenancy agreement. Both parties must keep the receipts as evident of payment and for other purposes. If the renter cannot pay the rent on time, they can solve the problem out with the landlord. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">After the due date of payment and the tenant cannot pay the rent, the landlord can give the renter 14 days extend for them to pay the rent. If After the period of time, the landlord is not allowed to remove the tenant private property out from the place but they can submit an application to the tenancy tribunal to request the leaseholder to leave or pay the remaining debt. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">There are a few responsibilities have to be taken as a tenant: <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> ü <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Always keep the place clean and hygienic <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> ü <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Concern about other people around the location <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> ü <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Alert the landlord if anything needs to be changed or fixed <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">**The tenant rights to leave** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">When leaseholder wants to move out from the unit they rented, they need to send a notice to show the end of the tenancy agreement. The notice has to include the address, date, and signature of the renter. This notice has 21 days validity and if the landlord replies after the period of time, the notice would be invalid. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The landlord has to give 90 notifications to the tenant to leave but in some circumstances the date can be reduce to 45 days if: <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> ü <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The property no longer belong to the landlord and the buyer do not want any tenants <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> ü <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The place used to be employees accommodation and is required for the same purpose <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> ü <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The landlord family want to move in to the property <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">If the renter is moving out early then the 90 days notification, the tenant is still need to send 21 days notice to the landlord. The tenancy agreement can be terminated when all the payments have been made. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">**Good Business Policy** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies to all the properties agency and landlords in New Zealand. Everyone has the right to rent a place to stay or for other needs but the use of the space have to be legal and responsibility. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">**For more information please visit:** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">//http://www.dbh.govt.nz/tenancy-index// <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">// <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[] // <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">