22 Mar 2022

Citizens Advice Bureau: protection needed for those not covered by Residential Tenancies Act

From Nine To Noon, 11:30 am on 22 March 2022
A group of state houses in a South Auckland suburb.

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

The Citizens Advice Bureau is calling on the Government to protect the rights of people who are renting accommodation, but are not covered by the Residential Tenancies Act. Dr Hubbard says the Citizens Advice Bureau is seeing a growing number of renting-related inquiries, but where clients have no recourse as their situation is not covered by the Act. That includes flatmates, private boarders, people living in the same house as their landlord, and those living in other situations like camping grounds. Lynn speaks with Deputy Chief Executive of the Citizens Advice Bureau, Dr Andrew Hubbard.

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