4 Aug 2020

New tenancy laws will strengthen renters' rights

From First Up, 5:37 am on 4 August 2020

New tenancy laws which aim to strengthen renters' rights is expected to be pushed through Parliament under urgency this week. The Residential Tenancy Amendment bill would make tenancies more secure for renters, limit rent increases, allow tenants to make changes to their environment and see so called 'no cause evictions' disappear. Zoe, who's a student at Victoria University and has been a tenant in a number of properties in Wellington since 2017, told Eva Corlett she thinks one of the most important changes is removing renters names from Tenancy Tribunal records if they win their dispute.