Practical reading for self-managing landlords.
Short, concrete guides, no jargon, no scare tactics, and the official rules linked wherever the law is the authority.
The Healthy Homes standards: a working checklist
A room-by-room way to check a NZ rental against the five Healthy Homes standards, and the evidence worth collecting as you go.
Read the guide →What records should a landlord keep, and for how long?
The records a NZ landlord should keep, and for how long: tenancy agreements, bond, rent, inspections, repairs, Healthy Homes evidence and tax paperwork.
Read the guide →Tenant maintenance requests: a process that protects both sides
How to handle tenant maintenance requests in NZ so both sides are protected: reporting in writing, photos, timeframes, updates and the record afterwards.
Read the guide →Self-managing a rental: the yearly rhythm
The recurring jobs of a self-managing NZ landlord: inspections, smoke alarms, compliance reviews, insurance and tax prep, set out as a calendar you keep.
Read the guide →Healthy Homes
The five standards, the compliance statement, assessments and what each one really asks of a rental.
Running a rental
Inspections, repairs, notices, records and the yearly rhythm of self-managing.
Recent rule changes
What changed, from when, and who it affects. Dated, with the official source.
Free tools and templates
- Compliance statement builderFill in each standard and print a Healthy Homes compliance statement for your tenancy agreement. No account needed.
- Healthy Homes self-checkPlain yes or no questions about your rental, standard by standard. See what looks met and where the gaps probably are.
- Healthy Homes checklistA printable room-by-room checklist for all five standards, with the records worth keeping.
- Rental inspection checklistA printable room-by-room checklist for routine inspections, with the notice rules that come first.
- Entry noticeFill in the details and print a written notice of entry for an inspection or repairs.
- Repair request letterA tenant's written request for repairs, set out clearly, with the rules on what happens next.
- Pet consent requestA tenant's written request to keep a pet, with everything a landlord needs to answer it.
Looking for the standards themselves? Start with the Healthy Homes standards in plain English, or your district's page for what compliance looks like where your rental is.