Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily in partnership with Ārepa. Today on The Spinoff, we kick off Rent Week – a week (actually six days, RIP QEII) of stories about the ins and outs of being a tenant in Aotearoa, featuring tales from long-term renters, the horrors of fixed term leases, a reminder of renters’ rights and the latest updates from healthy homes requirements. Plus, what does “reasonably clean and tidy” actually mean? Here’s Ben Bradford on the special horror of fixed term rentals.
“I’ve been a resident of Tāmaki Makaurau for 10 years. In that time I have, depressingly, inhabited 13 different rentals. Some of those moves between places were expected, planned or entirely voluntary. However, most of the places I’ve called home have come to an abrupt end due to a landlord selling up, moving a relative in, or carrying out renovations. In the latter example, that usually means a brief period of sprucing up the place before returning it to market at a much higher rent. Welcome to the world of fixed term rentals.”
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