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16A: Landlord must have agent if out of New Zealand for longer than 21 consecutive days
or “ If a landlord leaves New Zealand for more than 21 days in a row, they need to choose someone to look after their property. ”
You could also call this:

“The rules for apartment buildings become part of your rental agreement and must be shared with you.”

If you live in a unit or apartment that is part of a body corporate, the rules of the body corporate are part of your tenancy agreement. These rules are made under the Unit Titles Act 2010.

Your tenancy agreement must include these body corporate rules. If the rules change, your landlord must tell you in writing about the changes. Once you know about the changes, they become part of your tenancy agreement.

When you rent a place that is part of a body corporate, your landlord must give you a copy of the body corporate rules with your tenancy agreement. This helps you understand all the rules you need to follow in your new home.

This rule about body corporate rules being part of your tenancy agreement doesn’t change any other rules in the Residential Tenancies Act.

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Part 2 Tenancy agreements
Preliminary matters

16BBody corporate rules part of tenancy agreement

  1. This section applies to residential premises that are held in a stratum estate under the Unit Titles Act 2010.

  2. Body corporate operational rules made under the Unit Titles Act 2010 that affect a tenant of premises to which this section applies are taken to be terms of the tenancy agreement.

  3. A tenancy agreement that creates or evidences the letting of premises to which this section applies must set out a statement of the rules referred to in subsection (2).

  4. The landlord must promptly give the tenant written notice of any variation of the rules referred to in subsection (2).

  5. As soon as the tenant is notified of a variation, the terms of the tenancy agreement are taken to be varied accordingly.

  6. This section does not limit section 13A.

Notes
  • Section 16B: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 95).