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Housing Act 1955

Accounts and miscellaneous - Miscellaneous

38: Cancellation of restrictions imposed under former legislation on freehold titles in respect of dwellings

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"Removing old rules from house titles"

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You can ask the Registrar-General of Land to cancel some restrictions on freehold titles for dwellings. The Registrar-General of Land must cancel these restrictions at the request of Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities without charging a fee. They can cancel restrictions imposed by certain Acts, but not easements issued under Part 2 of the Finance Act (No 2) 1952, unless Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities asks them to.

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Part 2Accounts and miscellaneous
Miscellaneous

38Cancellation of restrictions imposed under former legislation on freehold titles in respect of dwellings

  1. This section applies when the Registrar-General of Land is presented with a record of title issued pursuant to the Housing Act 1919, the Workers' Dwellings Act 1910, or any former Workers' Dwellings Act.

  2. The Registrar-General of Land must, without requiring the payment of any fee, at the request of Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities, cancel any endorsement, memorial, restriction, or limitation imposed by or under any of the Acts listed in subsection (1) or by or under section 22 of the State Advances Corporation Act 1936.

  3. The Registrar-General of Land must not cancel an easement issued under Part 2 of the Finance Act (No 2) 1952 unless Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities requests him or her to do so.

Notes
  • Section 38: replaced, on , by section 250 of the Land Transfer Act 2017 (2017 No 30).
  • Section 38(2): amended, on , by section 33 of the Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities Act 2019 (2019 No 50).
  • Section 38(3): amended, on , by section 33 of the Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities Act 2019 (2019 No 50).