A common question that has been circulating in the lead-up to the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 coming into effect: Whether a tenancy at a trust...
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Most of us have been tenants at some stage in our lives, but there was always that first time. As property managers, working with first-timers requires...
An APIA members’ recent endeavour to comply with the HHS heating standards brought a couple of issues to the forefront that are worth unpacking here. Her...
Given predictable increase in activities in the heat pump market (the season, HHS compliance deadline and the lockdown being behind us 🤞🏻), we’ve gotten...
Based on the number of inquiries we have received concerning the temporary rules for rent increases (under the COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures)...
It should come as no surprise to anyone that over the last two weeks, most of the inquiries we have received from landlords concern rent. More specifically...
Many landlords are understandably worried after stories like this emerged in the media over the last two weeks. On the one hand, landlords, by and large...
A what-do-we-know-what-don’t-we-know about mortgage holidays so far: Debt-deferral, not debt-forgiveness: Interest will continue to accrue for the...
Jeff Bezos said earlier this week that there is ‘no instruction manual for how to feel at a time like this’ and he is exactly right. There is still...
Strange times have the tendency of throwing up unexpected challenges and these are certainly strange times. We are only starting to feel the effects of the...
Sandra has a problem. Sandra and her husband Terry live in a small house down a private right-of-way. They have been there for a few years, and like the...
Sometimes, tenants who jointly sign a tenancy agreement may decide to part ways. When that happens, you would expect at least one of the two to move out of the...
Recent changes to the tenancy law have certainly put a whole new spin on the way landlords manage the risks associated with renting out residential properties...
Landlords can now enter onto the property* to test for meth contamination. The latest amendment to the Residential Tenancies Act gives landlords the right to...
Landlords are, understandably, feeling vindicated and excited about the RTAA 2019 which now makes tenants liable (up to a certain extent) for carelessly...
Welcome back to Part 2 to our Healthy Homes Standards Compliance Series. After covering heating last week, let’s turn our attention to insulation...
