HEALTHY HOMES
By July 1, 2025, all private rental properties must comply fully with the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act. The regulations came into tenancy law on July 1, 2021, with all new or renewed tenancies needing to comply with the act within 120 days of the agreement. But landlords with long-term tenants still have until July 1 next year to meet all the standards.
Unpackaging the regulations can be tricky. In this, looks at heating. The heating standards are based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation that the indoor temperature within homes needs to be 18 degrees throughout the year. Many heating options won’t achieve this, and there are very specific requirements for heating covered in the act.
