Meth Testing NZ Ltd Comments on Changes to Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill
Monday 19 June 2017, 4:11PM
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The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No. 2) was introduced to Parliament last month to provide better protections and clarity for tenants and landlords, and Meth Testing NZ’s Nathanial Hamilton recently posted a blog commenting on these changes to the Residential Tenancies Act.
As Building & Construction Minister, Nick Smith elucidated, “This Bill makes three practical changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to help ensure our tenancy laws better manage methamphetamine contamination, liability for careless damage and the tenancy of unsuitable properties. It builds on the changes we made last year requiring smoke alarms and insulation, and establishing a Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team.
“This Bill recognises that meth contamination of properties has become a significant issue that needs clearer direction. We want homes to be safe but we also don’t want properties being vacated when the risks are low. Landlords will have easier access to test for meth and tenants will be able to terminate their tenancy if it presents at unsafe levels. Standards New Zealand is working on appropriate contamination thresholds and the Bill will enable these to be legally recognised and enforceable before the Tenancy Tribunal.”
With the ever-growing issues surrounding methamphetamine contamination, Meth Testing New Zealand Limited was established in 2015 to counter the growing issues effecting New Zealand properties. Meth Testing New Zealand offers a reliable and cost effective sampling service, providing really fast results.
MTNZ was founded by Scotney Williams LLB of The Tenancy Practice Service Limited, with 25 years’ experience in tenancy law, and Nathaniel Hamilton with over seven years experience in specialist property management and consultancy surrounding the Residential Tenancies Act. The pair have created a service that meets the technical needs of the issue but they also hold the knowledge to provide trusted advice.
"Meth Testing New Zealand has been created to provided Landlords, Property Managers, Real Estate Agents, Tenants and Prospective Purchasers a cost effective and time efficient service for sampling properties for the presence of methamphetamine" Nathaniel Hamilton, CEO.
For more information on Meth Testing New Zealand please visit the website at http://www.nzmethtesting.co.nz .