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112: Alterations to existing buildings
or “This law explains how to make changes to old buildings while keeping them safe and accessible for everyone.”
You could also call this:

“Rules for buildings meant to last less than 50 years and what you need to do with them when their time is up”

This law is about buildings that are meant to last for less than 50 years. If you want to build a new building or change an existing one that’s meant to last for a short time, you need to know a few things.

The local council (called a territorial authority) can only give you permission to build if you agree to certain conditions. You must agree to change, take down, or destroy the building when its intended life is over. The council might also add other conditions they think are necessary.

When we talk about the ‘specified intended life’ of a building, we mean how long you say you want to use the building for. You need to tell the council this when you ask for permission to build, or they might write it in the permission they give you.

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Next up: 114: Owner must give notice of change of use, extension of life, or subdivision of buildings

or “You must tell the council if you want to change how you use a building, make it last longer, or split up the land it's on.”
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Code compliance certificates, certificates of acceptance, and compliance schedules: Alterations to existing buildings

113Buildings with specified intended lives

  1. This section applies if a proposed building, or an existing building proposed to be altered, is intended to have a life of less than 50 years.

  2. A territorial authority may grant a building consent only if the consent is subject to—

  3. the condition that the building must be altered, removed, or demolished on or before the end of the specified intended life; and
    1. any other conditions that the territorial authority considers necessary.

      1. In subsection (2), specified intended life, in relation to a building, means the period of time, as stated in an application for a building consent or in the consent itself, for which the building is proposed to be used for its intended use.

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        • Section 113(1): amended, on , by section 26 of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).