Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2020 Amendment
Published: January 22, 2021
Parliament passed the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (the Bill) on 5 August 2020. The Bill includes some new changes that hadn’t been previously announced. The changes aim to provide greater support for victims of family violence, and for landlords who experience physical assault from tenants.
Concerns were raised during the select committee stage about the lack of protection for tenants who are victims of family violence. Other people were concerned about the potential for situations to escalate and tenants to act violently towards landlords.
For more information
For more information on the Residential Tenancies Act reform in general, visit the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s website: www.hud.govt.nz/RTA-Reforms.
Published: January 22, 2021