Insulation and smoke alarms are compulsory in rental properties but a bill before the Government Administration Committee aims to toughen up regulations even further.
Labour leader Andrew Little's Healthy Home's Guarantee Bill (No2) passed its first reading a year ago - the first Healthy Home's Guarantee Bill under Labour MP Phil Twyford's name failed to pass its first reading in March of 2015.
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Mr Little's Bill would require rental properties meet a minimum standard of heating, ventilation and drainage but healthy home advocates have told the committee the bill needs "more carrot" to lure landlords to its side.
All rental homes must be insulated by July 2019 but the Government Administration Committee has been told poorly installed insulation is an ongoing problem. Photo: 123RF
