Housing Act 1955

State houses - Easements

30: Easement certificate to be evidence of compliance with Act

You could also call this:

"A certificate proves you followed the rules and can be used as final proof after 12 years."

You get a certificate from Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities. This certificate is proof that you followed the rules. It is proof for 12 years, then it is absolute proof. You can register the certificate under section 29. This means you did what you were supposed to do. The certificate is evidence of this. After 12 years, the certificate is final proof. You do not need any more evidence. The certificate from Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities is enough.

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29: Registration of easement certificates, or

"How to register an easement certificate for a property"

31: Abolition of Housing Account, or

"Getting rid of the Housing Account"

Part 1State houses
Easements

30Easement certificate to be evidence of compliance with Act

The issue by Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities of any certificate which may be registered under section 29 shall,—
before the expiration of 12 years from the date of the registration of the certificate under this section, be sufficient evidence in the absence of proof to the contrary that the requirements of this Part in respect of the certificate have been complied with:
after the expiration of 12 years from that date, be conclusive evidence that those requirements have been complied with.

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1953 No 115 s 19(6)

Notes

Section 30: amended, on 1 October 2019, by section 33 of the Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities Act 2019 (2019 No 50).