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Part 4Administration
Improvement notices

126HPower to issue improvement notices

  1. This section applies if the chief executive reasonably believes that a person—

  2. is contravening a provision of this Act, of regulations made under this Act, or of a tenancy agreement; or
    1. is likely to contravene a provision of this Act, of regulations made under this Act, or of a tenancy agreement.

      1. The chief executive may issue an improvement notice requiring the person to—

      2. remedy the contravention; or
        1. prevent a likely contravention from occurring; or
          1. remedy the things or activities causing the contravention or likely to cause a contravention.

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            Notes
            • Section 126H: inserted, on , by section 70 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 59).