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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Schedule 5: Provisions relating to COVID-19

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"Covid-19 rules for rentals"

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You are looking at a part of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. This part is about COVID-19. It has rules about what happens with rentals during COVID-19. These rules were repealed on 26 November 2022. You can find more information about the repeal in the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022, which is available on the New Zealand legislation website. The rules used to apply to things like terminating a tenancy. They also used to apply to situations where a tenant could not move into a rental property because of a COVID-19 public health order. These rules do not apply anymore because they were repealed. If you want to know more about the current rules, you can look at the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 and other related laws. You can also check the New Zealand legislation website for the most up-to-date information.

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Schedule 4: Enactments amended, or

"Changes to other laws"

5Provisions relating to COVID-19 (Repealed) Empowered by s 145(1)

1Interpretation (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Schedule 5 clause 1: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

    2Schedule applies despite any other provision of Act, etc (Repealed)

      Notes
      • Schedule 5 clause 2: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

      3Minister may make COVID-19 tenancies order for area (Repealed)

        Notes
        • Schedule 5 clause 3: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

        4Restrictions on termination of tenancy (Repealed)

          Notes
          • Schedule 5 clause 4: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

          5Termination for anti-social behaviour (Repealed)

            Notes
            • Schedule 5 clause 5: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

            6Tenant may choose to remain in premises despite having initiated or agreed to termination (Repealed)

              Notes
              • Schedule 5 clause 6: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

              7Certain notices to terminate given by landlord suspended or of no effect (Repealed)

                Notes
                • Schedule 5 clause 7: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                8Certain tribunal orders for termination obtained by landlord suspended (Repealed)

                  Notes
                  • Schedule 5 clause 8: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                  9Certain discontinuation notices given by landlord of no effect (Repealed)

                    Notes
                    • Schedule 5 clause 9: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                    10Landlord may terminate certain periodic tenancies that were formerly fixed-term tenancies once COVID-19 tenancies order no longer applies (Repealed)

                      Notes
                      • Schedule 5 clause 10: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                      11Position if COVID-19 tenancies orders apply to area more than once (Repealed)

                        Notes
                        • Schedule 5 clause 11: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                        12Consequences of tenant remaining in premises (Repealed)

                          Notes
                          • Schedule 5 clause 12: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                          13Consequences if new tenant restricted by COVID-19 public health order from moving to premises (Repealed)

                            Notes
                            • Schedule 5 clause 13: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                            14Application of clause 15 (Repealed)

                              Notes
                              • Schedule 5 clause 14: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                              15Tribunal proceedings (Repealed)

                                Notes
                                • Schedule 5 clause 15: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).