Housing Act 1955

State houses - Easements

24: Power to grant easements, etc

You could also call this:

"Allowing use of State housing land for special purposes"

You can think of an easement as a special right to use someone else's land. Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities can give people the right to use State housing land in certain ways. This can include things like a right of way, which means someone can walk or drive on the land.

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Topics:

Housing and property > Land use

23: Recovery of possession of land, or

"What happens if Kāinga Ora wants its land back?"

25: Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities may issue easement certificates, or

"Kāinga Ora can give you certificates for using someone else's land for things like pipes or paths."

Part 1State houses
Easements

24Power to grant easements, etc

Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities may from time to time grant any easement, right of way, right of occupation, or any other right or privilege or concession in, upon, over, or under any State housing land.

Compare

1940 No 14 s 9
1943 No 3 s 2(4)

Notes

Section 24: amended, on 1 October 2019, by section 33 of the Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities Act 2019 (2019 No 50).