Housing Act 1955

State houses - Easements

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

You could also call this:

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

You can get different types of easement certificates from Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities. They can issue pipeline certificates, right of way certificates, and party wall certificates. You can find more information about this by looking at the Housing Act 1955 and the Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities Act 2019.

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24: Power to grant easements, etc, or

"Allowing use of State housing land for special purposes"

26: Pipeline certificates, or

"A certificate for pipes that cross private land, explaining who can use and repair them."

Part 1State houses
Easements

25Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities may issue easement certificates

Subject to the provisions of this Part, Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities may issue the following classes of easement certificates:
pipeline certificates:
right of way certificates:
party wall certificates.

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1953 No 115 s 15

Notes

Section 25 heading: amended, on 1 October 2019, by section 33 of the Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities Act 2019 (2019 No 50).
Section 25: amended, on 1 October 2019, by section 33 of the Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities Act 2019 (2019 No 50).