218-1 The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill proposes to introduce sweeping changes that will, in our view, significantly impact the business of landlording.
In fact, according to the REINZ, 82% of New Zealanders oppose the Bill’s signature proposal to abolish the landlord’s ability to terminate a tenancy with
a 90-day notice.
The public has until 25th of March 2020 to submit against the Bill. In addition to being simply bad law, we are also incredibly concerned by the staggering
level of misinformation that is being repeated about this Bill.
To that end, we have put together this action guide to help landlords understand what 218-1 means in practice and take positive steps to push back against
it.Â
What can you do about 218-1?Â
1. LearnÂ
- Explanatory notes for landlords (pdf)
- The lazy person’s guide to 218-1 (video)Â
- 218-1 Fact-checker (blog)
- How would termination work under this bill? (video)
- Property Academy Podcast Ep. 180: Legal changes for landlords – what investors need to know (podcast)
- Property Academy Podcast Ep. 181: How you can make your voice heard as a landlord (podcast)
- New Zealand Property Podcast Ep. 104 Sarina Gibbon and Mark Discuss Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (podcast)
- iFindProperty Breaking down the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 218-1 (video)
- Property Apprentice RTA submission info (video)
2. CareÂ
- Submission link (deadline midnight 25th March)Â
- How to make a submission – a toolkit for landlords (pdf)
- Example submissions by APIA members (Google Doc)

