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66: Reduction or termination of fixed-term tenancy
or “Rules for ending a fixed-term rental agreement early if there are big changes or problems”
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“This part explains the special rules for people living in boarding houses, and which normal tenancy rules don't apply to them.”

This part of the law is about special rules for boarding house tenancies. You should know that not all the usual rules for renting apply to boarding houses.

Some rules that don’t apply to boarding houses include those about short fixed-term tenancies, transitional provisions, and some rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. Rules about ending tenancies, abandoning premises, and possession orders also don’t apply unless specifically mentioned.

When you’re looking at other parts of the law that do apply to boarding houses, you need to use the definitions found in section 66B. This helps make sure everyone understands the terms in the same way when talking about boarding house tenancies.

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or “This section explains important words and ideas used in the rules about boarding houses.”
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Part 2A Boarding house tenancies
Application

66AApplication of Part

  1. This Part sets out special provisions that apply only to boarding house tenancies.

  2. The following provisions do not apply to boarding house tenancies unless otherwise specifically applied:

  3. section 7 (relating to short fixed-term tenancies):
    1. section 9(1) and (2) (relating to transitional provisions):
      1. sections 36 to 42, 43A to 45A, and 46 to 49 (relating to the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants):
        1. sections 50A, 51, and 55 to 57 (relating to the termination of tenancies):
          1. section 61 (relating to the abandonment of premises):
            1. section 64 (relating to possession orders).

              1. When applying other provisions to boarding house tenancies, terms that are defined in section 66B have the meaning given by that section.

              Notes
              • Section 66A: inserted, on , by section 49 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 95).
              • Section 66A(2)(c): replaced, on , by section 46 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 59).