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126H: Power to issue improvement notices
or “The big boss can tell someone to fix a problem or stop one from happening if they're not following the rules about renting homes.”
You could also call this:

“This explains what must be included in a notice to fix problems with following rental rules.”

When the chief executive gives you an improvement notice, it must explain why they think you are breaking or might break a rule. The rule could be from the Residential Tenancies Act, its regulations, or your tenancy agreement. The notice will tell you which rule they think you’re not following or might not follow.

The notice will briefly explain how you’re breaking or might break the rule. It will also give you a fair amount of time to fix the problem or stop the things that are causing the problem.

The chief executive might also give you some ideas about how to fix the problem or prevent it from happening. These suggestions could include ways to follow the rules better or how to stop doing things that break the rules.

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Next up: 126J: Compliance with improvement notice

or “ This rule says you must follow the main instructions in an improvement notice, or you'll be breaking the law. ”
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Part 4 Administration
Improvement notices

126IContent of improvement notices

  1. An improvement notice must state—

  2. that the chief executive believes the person—
    1. 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; and
      2. the provision the chief executive believes is being, or is likely to be, contravened; and
        1. briefly, how the provision is being, or is likely to be, contravened; and
          1. a reasonable period within which the person is required to remedy—
            1. the contravention or likely contravention; or
              1. the things or activities causing the contravention or likely to cause a contravention.

              2. An improvement notice may include recommendations concerning—

              3. the measures that could be taken to remedy the contravention, or prevent the likely contravention, to which the notice relates:
                1. the things or activities causing the contravention, or likely to cause a contravention, to which the notice relates.

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