PHOTO: CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford announces the healthy home standards will become law.
Landlords have been given until July 2024 to ensure rental properties meet the Government’s healthy home standards.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced the changes in Wellington on Sunday which will require a minimum standard for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture and drainage in residential rental properties.
Twyford said nearly 600,000 households were rental properties but were of poor quality, compared to owner-occupied homes.
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