With the new changes to the Residential Tenancies Act effective from the 1st of July 2013, Department of Commerce, Consumer Protection, has released 3 videos for information of these changes for Tenants and Landlords.
This series of videos DOC will speak about the Tenant’s and Landlord’s, or their Property Manager’s, responsibilities under the Residential Tenancies Act and the new changes.
In the first instalment of the video series, DOC speak about:
Getting Started
- Changes to Rental Applications and Application/Option Fees
- A Tenant’s right to access and amend information registered on Tenancy Databases
- The Equal Opportunity Act and how it is related to considering a Tenant’s Rental Application
- Types Tenancy Agreements
- Rent and Bonds
- Property Condition Reports
Part 2 of DOC video series explains what happens after a tenant has been accepted and are now moving in.
Moving In
- Maintenance & Repairs – Owner & Tenant Responsibilities
- Minimum Security
- Mains Powered Smoke Alarms & Residual Current Device Compliance
- Emergency/Urgent Repairs
- Inspections – frequency and days of notice to the Tenant
- Anti Social Behaviour and Sub-Letting
The 3rd and final video by the DOC describes the process of ending a tenancy.
Ending a Tenancy
- Notice Periods for Fixed Term and Periodic leases and in rare cases a repossession from a bank
- Rent Increases
- Final Inspections
- Breach Notices/Evictions
