Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Amendment Act 2022

1: Title
This Act is the Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Amendment Act 2022.
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on 26 November 2022.
1: Amendment to Residential Tenancies Act 1986
3: Principal Act
This Part amends the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 2022-11-26 Residential Tenancies Act 1986
4: Schedule 1AA amended
In Schedule 1AA 1 July 2024 1 July 2025
2: Amendments to secondary legislation
1: Amendments to Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Regulations 2019
5: Principal regulations
This subpart amends the Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Regulations 2019 2022-11-26 Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Regulations 2019
6: Regulation 7 amended (Exemptions)
In regulation 7(2)﻿(a) 90 days 120 days
7: Schedule 1 amended
1: In Schedule 1, clause 1 community housing tenancy Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992 Public and Community Housing Management Act 1992
2: In Schedule 1, clause 1 general tenancy HNZ Kāinga Ora
3: In Schedule 1, clause 1 HNZ housing tenancy Kāinga Ora housing tenancy
4: In Schedule 1, clause 2(2) The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Type of tenancy. Column 2 is headed HH start day. Type of tenancy HH start day Boarding house tenancy (but not Kāinga Ora housing tenancy or community housing tenancy) 1 July 2021 Kāinga Ora housing tenancy 1 July 2024 Community housing tenancy 1 July 2024 General tenancy (a) if DCT before 1 July 2021 (i) if renewed on or after 1 July 2021 but before 28 August 2022 90th day after first renewal date after 1 July 2021 (ii) if renewed on or after 28 August 2022 but before 3 March 2025 120th day after first renewal date on or after 28 August 2022 (iii) otherwise 1 July 2025 (b) if DCT on or after 1 July 2021 but before 28 August 2022 90th day after DCT (c) if DCT on or after 28 August 2022 but before 3 March 2025 120th day after DCT (d) if DCT on or after 3 March 2025 1 July 2025
5: In Schedule 1
a: insert the Part set out in the Schedule
b: make all necessary consequential amendments.
2: Amendments to Residential Tenancies (Smoke Alarms and Insulation) Regulations 2016
8: Principal regulations
This subpart amends the Residential Tenancies (Smoke Alarms and Insulation) Regulations 2016 2022-11-26 Residential Tenancies (Smoke Alarms and Insulation) Regulations 2016
9: Regulation 10A amended (Part 2 ceases to apply when healthy homes standards apply)
1: In regulation 10A(1) The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Type of tenancy. Column 2 is headed HH start day. Type of tenancy Disapplication day* Boarding house tenancy (but not Kāinga Ora housing tenancy or community housing tenancy) 1 July 2021 Kāinga Ora housing tenancy 1 July 2024 Community housing tenancy 1 July 2024 General tenancy (a) if DCT before 1 July 2021 (i) if renewed on or after 1 July 2021 but before 28 August 2022 90th day after first renewal date after 1 July 2021 (ii) if renewed on or after 28 August 2022 but before 3 March 2025 120th day after first renewal date on or after 28 August 2022 (iii) otherwise 1 July 2025 (b) if DCT on or after 1 July 2021 but before 28 August 2022 90th day after DCT (c) if DCT on or after 28 August 2022 but before 3 March 2025 120th day after DCT (d) if DCT on or after 3 March 2025 1 July 2025 *The disapplication day for each type of tenancy is the same as the HH start day for that type of tenancy under clause 2 Schedule 1 Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Regulations 2019
2: In regulation 10A(2) community housing tenancy Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992 Public and Community Housing Management Act 1992
3: In regulation 10A(2) general tenancy HNZ Kāinga Ora
4: In regulation 10A(2) HNZ housing tenancy Kāinga Ora housing tenancy
10: Regulation 30 amended (Effective date)
In regulation 30(1) 2 July 2024 2 July 2025
11: Regulation 34 amended (Schedule 1 amended)
In regulation 34 2 July 2024 2 July 2025