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住宅租赁法(中文版)

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

新西兰租房的基本法:租约、押金(bond)、涨租、维修责任、房东进屋、终止租约、租赁仲裁庭。已译 0/368 节,原文版本 2025年12月1日;原文更新后我们会重译。每节都附英文原文链接,办事请以原文为准。

1 Short Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

2A Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Part 1 Application of Act

3 Act to bind the Crown (翻译中)
4 Act generally to apply to all residential tenancies (翻译中)
5 Act excluded in certain cases (翻译中)
5A Certain excluded long fixed-term tenancies remain subject to repealed sections of Property Law Act 1952 (翻译中)
5B Exempt student accommodation (翻译中)
7 Tenancies for short fixed terms (翻译中)
8 Parties to excluded tenancies may agree that Act shall apply (翻译中)
9 Existing tenancies (翻译中)
10 Onus of proof (翻译中)
11 Act generally to apply despite contrary provisions (翻译中)

Part 2 Tenancy agreements

12 Discrimination to be unlawful act (翻译中)
12A Choice of procedures (翻译中)
13 Tenancy agreement must be in writing and signed (翻译中)
13A Contents of tenancy agreement (翻译中)
13AB Address for service (翻译中)
13B Variations and renewals of tenancy agreements (翻译中)
13C Tenancy agreements not unenforceable on grounds not in writing (翻译中)
13D Exceptions to requirements relating to tenancy agreements (翻译中)
14 Minors (翻译中)
15 Notification of successor to landlord or tenant (翻译中)
16 Change of name or address (翻译中)
16A Landlord must have agent if out of New Zealand for longer than 21 consecutive days (翻译中)
16B Body corporate rules part of tenancy agreement (翻译中)
17 Requiring key money prohibited (翻译中)
17A Requiring letting fee prohibited (翻译中)
18 General bonds (翻译中)
18AA Pet bonds (翻译中)
18A Landlord must not require security other than permitted bond (翻译中)
19 Duties of landlord on receipt of bond (翻译中)
20 Duties of chief executive in relation to bonds (翻译中)
21 Tenant may pay bond direct to chief executive with landlord’s consent (翻译中)
21A Notification of changes of address to chief executive (翻译中)
22 Agreed applications to chief executive for payment of bond (翻译中)
22A Applications to chief executive for payment of bond without agreement of other party (翻译中)
22B Applications to, and orders by, Tribunal (翻译中)
22BA Application for payment of pet bond if tenant no longer keeping pet (翻译中)
22C Payments of bond to be made out of Residential Tenancies Trust Account (翻译中)
22D Chief executive may take steps to refund bonds (翻译中)
22E MSD may disclose address information for bond refund purposes (翻译中)
22F Landlord must state amount of rent when advertising residential premises (翻译中)
22G Landlord must not invite or encourage bids for rent (翻译中)
23 Rent in advance (翻译中)
24 Rent increases (翻译中)
24A Expiry of temporary rent reduction (翻译中)
25 Market rent (翻译中)
26 Duration of order determining market rent (翻译中)
27 Rent in excess of market rent irrecoverable (翻译中)
28 Increase of rent by agreement or order in case of substantial improvements, improved facilities, or variation of terms (翻译中)
28A Increase of rent by order in case of unforeseen expenses (翻译中)
28B Effect of rent increases under section 28 or 28A (翻译中)
29 Receipts for rent (翻译中)
30 Landlord to keep records (翻译中)
31 Apportionment of rent (翻译中)
32 Accelerated rent or damages prohibited (翻译中)
33 Tenant’s goods not to be seized (翻译中)
36 Legal impediments to occupation (翻译中)
37 Vacant possession (翻译中)
38 Quiet enjoyment (翻译中)
39 Responsibility for outgoings (翻译中)
40 Tenant’s responsibilities (翻译中)
41 Tenant’s responsibility for actions of others (翻译中)
42 Tenant’s fixtures, etc (翻译中)
42A Consent for tenant’s fixtures, etc (翻译中)
42B Minor changes (翻译中)
42C When tenant may keep pet (翻译中)
42D Provisions in tenancy agreements relating to tenant keeping pet (翻译中)
42E Written consent for tenant to keep pet (翻译中)
42F Reasonable grounds for prohibiting tenant from, or refusing tenant consent for, keeping pet (翻译中)
42G Reasonable conditions relating to tenant keeping pet (翻译中)
43 Disposition of landlord’s interest (翻译中)
43AA Tenancy agreement may prohibit smoking (翻译中)
43A Effect of provision prohibiting assignment by tenant (翻译中)
43B Assignment of tenancy by tenant (翻译中)
43C Effect of assignment by tenant (翻译中)
44 Subletting or parting with possession by tenant (翻译中)
44A Recovery of expenses incurred by landlord (翻译中)
45 Landlord’s responsibilities (翻译中)
45A Protection from liability for landlord who complies with contaminant regulations (翻译中)
45B Landlord must permit and facilitate installation of fibre connection in certain circumstances (翻译中)
46 Locks (翻译中)
47 Landlord to give notice to tenant if premises put on market (翻译中)
48 Landlord’s right of entry (翻译中)
49 Mitigation of damage or loss (翻译中)
49A General principle (翻译中)
49B When tenant liable (翻译中)
49C Landlord, not insurer, to benefit from tenant liability for careless damage (翻译中)
49D Unlawful acts related to liability (翻译中)
49E Meaning of premises (翻译中)
50 Circumstances in which tenancies are terminated (翻译中)
50A Termination following death of sole tenant (翻译中)
51 Termination by notice (翻译中)
52 Provision for shorter notice may be made with consent of Tribunal (翻译中)
53 Special provisions for notice terminating service tenancies (翻译中)
53A Special provisions for notice terminating certain student tenancies (翻译中)
54 Tribunal may declare notice retaliatory (翻译中)
55 Termination on non-payment of rent, damage, or assault (翻译中)
55AA Termination by notice for physical assault by tenant (翻译中)
55A Termination for anti-social behaviour (翻译中)
55B Termination where it would be unreasonable to require landlord to continue with tenancy (翻译中)
56 Termination for non-payment of rent and other breaches (翻译中)
56A Termination where premises are unlawful residential premises (翻译中)
56B Withdrawal from tenancy following family violence (翻译中)
56C Service of notices of withdrawal and accompanying evidence (翻译中)
56D Termination where it would be unreasonable to require remaining tenant to continue with tenancy (翻译中)
56E Disclosure of notice of withdrawal or accompanying evidence (翻译中)
57 Effect on subtenancy of termination of head tenancy (翻译中)
58 Mortgagee or other person becoming entitled to possession (翻译中)
58A Termination of tenancies in respect of build-to-rent land (翻译中)
59 Destruction of premises (翻译中)
59A Termination where breach renders premises uninhabitable (翻译中)
59B Termination where regulations prescribe testing methods and maximum inhabitable level of contaminant (翻译中)
60 Tenant remaining in possession after termination of tenancy (翻译中)
60AA Landlord acting to terminate tenancy without grounds (翻译中)
60A Fixed-term tenancy becomes periodic unless contrary notice given (翻译中)
60B Tenant must exercise right to renew or extend tenancy not later than 21 days before expiry (翻译中)
60C Notices and orders continue to apply to renewed or extended tenancies (翻译中)
61 Abandonment of premises (翻译中)
62 Goods left on premises on termination of tenancy (翻译中)
62A Disposal of abandoned goods following assessment of market value (翻译中)
62B Disposal of abandoned goods in accordance with Tribunal order (翻译中)
62C Application of proceeds of sale and recovery of amount owing (翻译中)
62D Tenant may claim proceeds of sale (翻译中)
62E Responsibility of tenant unaffected (翻译中)
62F Protection from liability (翻译中)
63 Entry without order of Tribunal prohibited (翻译中)
64 Possession orders (翻译中)
65 Eviction of squatters (翻译中)
66 Reduction or termination of fixed-term tenancy (翻译中)

Part 2A Boarding house tenancies

66A Application of Part (翻译中)
66B Interpretation for this Part (翻译中)
66C Content of boarding house tenancy agreements (翻译中)
66D Bond of 1 week’s rent or less (翻译中)
66E Outgoings (翻译中)
66F Tenancy not assignable by tenant (翻译中)
66G Quiet enjoyment (翻译中)
66H Landlord’s obligations at start of tenancy (翻译中)
66I Landlord’s ongoing obligations (翻译中)
66IA Protection from liability for landlord who complies with contaminant regulations (翻译中)
66J Other obligations of landlord (翻译中)
66K Obligations of tenant (翻译中)
66L Tenant’s liability for damage caused by others (翻译中)
66M Tenant’s obligations at end of tenancy (翻译中)
66N Mitigation of damage or loss (翻译中)
66O Landlord may make house rules (翻译中)
66P What tenant may do if he or she objects to house rules (翻译中)
66Q Landlord has right to enter premises at any time (翻译中)
66R Landlord’s right to enter boarding room is limited (翻译中)
66S Notice of entry (翻译中)
66T Consequence of abuse, or refusal, of right of entry (翻译中)
66U Termination of tenancy by landlord (翻译中)
66V When tenant may terminate tenancy (翻译中)
66W Termination of tenancy on death of sole tenant (翻译中)
66X Abandonment by tenant (翻译中)
66Y Possession orders (翻译中)

Part 3 The Tenancy Tribunal

67 Constitution of Tribunal (翻译中)
67A Appointment of temporary acting Principal Tenancy Adjudicator, Deputy Principal Tenancy Adjudicator, or Tenancy Adjudicator (翻译中)
68 Term of office of Tenancy Adjudicators (翻译中)
69 Remuneration of Tenancy Adjudicators (翻译中)
70 Tenancy Adjudicators to be protected (翻译中)
71 Conduct of Tribunal and stationing of Tenancy Adjudicators (翻译中)
71A Delegation by Principal Tenancy Adjudicator (翻译中)
72 Registrars (翻译中)
73 Seal of Tribunal (翻译中)
74 Records of Tribunal (翻译中)
76 Tenancy Mediators (翻译中)
77 Jurisdiction of Tribunal (翻译中)
78 Orders of Tribunal (翻译中)
78A Orders of Tribunal relating to unlawful residential premises (翻译中)
79 Jurisdiction to make interim orders (翻译中)
80 Orders of Tribunal to be final (翻译中)
81 Exclusion of Tribunal’s jurisdiction prohibited (翻译中)
82 Exclusion of other jurisdictions (翻译中)
83 Transfer of proceedings to District Court (翻译中)
83A Referral of complaints to Health and Disability Commissioner (翻译中)
84 Jurisdiction of Tribunal generally exercisable by any Tenancy Adjudicator (翻译中)
85 Manner in which jurisdiction is to be exercised (翻译中)
86 Filing of applications (翻译中)
87 Duties of chief executive on receipt of application (翻译中)
88 Functions of Tenancy Mediators (翻译中)
89 Statements made in mediation to be subject to privilege (翻译中)
90 Tenancy Mediator to observe confidentiality (翻译中)
91 Notice of hearing by Tribunal (翻译中)
91AA Process for determining abandonment applications within 10 working days without hearing (翻译中)
91AB Decision on papers (翻译中)
91A Service on tenants following application (翻译中)
91B Substituted service, etc (翻译中)
92 Non-attendance at hearing after due notice (翻译中)
92A Tribunal may strike out proceeding (翻译中)
93 Right of audience (翻译中)
94 Minors and persons under disability (翻译中)
95 Proceedings usually to be in public (翻译中)
95A Suppression orders (翻译中)
96 Further provisions relating to procedure generally (翻译中)
97 Evidence (翻译中)
98 Witness summons (翻译中)
98A Other witness expenses (翻译中)
99 Tribunal may require inquiry and report by Tenancy Mediator or suitable person (翻译中)
100 Tenancy Mediator or Tribunal may require valuer’s report in certain proceedings (翻译中)
101 Protection of persons appearing, etc (翻译中)
102 Costs (翻译中)
103 Reference of questions of law to High Court (翻译中)
104 Decision of Tribunal (翻译中)
105 Rehearings (翻译中)
106 Enforcement of possession orders (翻译中)
107 Enforcement of orders other than possession orders and work orders (翻译中)
108 Enforcement of work orders (翻译中)
109 Unlawful acts (翻译中)
109A Tribunal may restrain further commissions of unlawful acts (翻译中)
109B Tribunal may make pecuniary penalty orders (翻译中)
109C Maximum amount of pecuniary penalty (翻译中)
109D Considerations for Tribunal in determining pecuniary penalty (翻译中)
109E Only 1 pecuniary penalty order may be made for same conduct (翻译中)
110 Failing to answer witness summons (翻译中)
111 Giving false evidence (翻译中)
111A Offence of breaching suppression order (翻译中)
112 Contempt (翻译中)
112A Interpretation (翻译中)
112B Application for contact information (翻译中)
112C Application referred to specified agency (翻译中)
112D Response to applicant (翻译中)
112E Specified information sent to District Court (翻译中)
112F Non-disclosure of contact information (翻译中)
113 Chief executive to provide assistance (翻译中)
114 Powers of entry of Tenancy Mediators (翻译中)
115 Principal Tenancy Adjudicator may issue practice directions (翻译中)
115A Online publication of information about procedures, time frames, and progress of decisions (翻译中)
115B Online publication of final written decisions (翻译中)
116 Rules of procedure (翻译中)
117 Appeal to District Court (翻译中)
118 Powers of District Court Judge on appeal (翻译中)
119 Appeal on questions of law to High Court (翻译中)
120 Further appeal to Court of Appeal (翻译中)

Part 4 Administration

121 Chief executive responsible for administration of Act (翻译中)
123 General functions and powers of chief executive (翻译中)
123A Documents to be retained by landlord and produced to chief executive if required (翻译中)
123B Documents to be produced by tenant to chief executive if required (翻译中)
123C Chief executive’s powers in relation to produced documents (翻译中)
123CA Programmes of inspections to monitor and assess compliance with healthy homes standards (翻译中)
123D Power of entry to inspect premises (翻译中)
123E Tribunal may authorise inspection (翻译中)
124A Chief executive may take proceedings in place of tenant or landlord (翻译中)
124B Supplementary provision to section 124A (翻译中)
125 Immunities (翻译中)
126 Annual report (翻译中)
126A Interpretation (翻译中)
126B Proceedings for infringement offences (翻译中)
126C When infringement notice may be issued (翻译中)
126D Infringement notice may be revoked (翻译中)
126E What infringement notice must contain (翻译中)
126F How infringement notice may be served (翻译中)
126G Payment of infringement fees (翻译中)
126H Power to issue improvement notices (翻译中)
126I Content of improvement notices (翻译中)
126J Compliance with improvement notice (翻译中)
126K Extension of time for compliance with improvement notices (翻译中)
126L Chief executive may withdraw improvement notice (翻译中)
126M Objection to improvement notice (翻译中)
126N Chief executive may accept enforceable undertakings (翻译中)
126O When enforceable undertaking is enforceable (翻译中)
126P Compliance with enforceable undertaking (翻译中)
126Q Withdrawal or variation of enforceable undertaking (翻译中)
126R Proceedings for alleged contravention (翻译中)
127 Residential Tenancies Trust Account (翻译中)
128 Auditor-General to be auditor of Residential Tenancies Trust Account (翻译中)
132 No execution (翻译中)

Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions

133 Tribunal or chief executive may require terms of tenancy agreements (翻译中)
134 Waiver by landlord of breach by tenant (翻译中)
134A Method of payment (翻译中)
135 Recovery of money paid by mistake (翻译中)
136 Service of documents (翻译中)
136A Calculation of periods (翻译中)
137 Prohibited transactions (翻译中)
137A Only 1 penalty type for same conduct (翻译中)
138 Time for filing charging document (翻译中)
138A Regulations in respect of smoke alarms (翻译中)
138B Healthy homes standards (翻译中)
138C Regulations in respect of contaminants and contaminated premises (翻译中)
138D Powers to make regulations under sections 138A to 138C not limited by other enactments, etc (翻译中)
138E Regulations relating to termination of tenancy for physical assault by tenant (翻译中)
138F Regulations relating to withdrawal from tenancy following family violence (翻译中)
139 Regulations relating to accommodation brokers (翻译中)
139A Regulations relating to infringement offences (翻译中)
140 Regulations relating to other matters (翻译中)
142 Non-application of Part 4 of Property Law Act 2007 (翻译中)
144 Repeals, revocations, and amendments (翻译中)

Schedule 1AA Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Part 1 Provisions relating to Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2016 (翻译中)
Part 2 Provisions relating to Healthy Homes Guarantee Act 2017 (翻译中)
- 11 Interpretation (翻译中)
- 12 Application of HHG Act (翻译中)
- 13 Residential Tenancies (Smoke Alarms and Insulation) Regulations 2016 (翻译中)
Part 3 Provision relating to Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Act 2018 (翻译中)
- 14 Application of section 17A (Requiring letting fee prohibited) (翻译中)
Part 4 Provisions relating to Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 (翻译中)
- 15 Interpretation (翻译中)
- 16 Existing tenancies, etc (翻译中)
- 17 New unlawful acts (翻译中)
- 18 Proceedings that have commenced (翻译中)
- 19 Application of insurance and tenant liability provisions to social housing provider tenancies under existing Property Law Act 2007 leases (翻译中)
- 20 Transitional provision for continuing tenancy agreement when circumstances in clause 19 cease applying (翻译中)
- 21 Application of section 56A(1) to existing tenancies (翻译中)
- 22 Application of section 78A to certain work orders (翻译中)
Part 5 Provisions relating to Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (翻译中)
- 23 Interpretation (翻译中)
- 24 Existing tenancies, etc (翻译中)
- 25 New unlawful acts and pecuniary penalties (翻译中)
- 26 Proceedings that have commenced (翻译中)
- 27 Notices to terminate, renew, or extend tenancies (翻译中)
- 28 Notice to increase rent (翻译中)
- 29 Assignment by tenant (翻译中)
- 30 Documents to be retained and produced by landlord (翻译中)
- 31 Termination for physical assault by tenant (翻译中)
- 32 Rent arrears and anti-social behaviour (翻译中)
- 33 Withdrawal following family violence (翻译中)
- 34 Continuation of existing fixed-term tenancies as periodic (翻译中)
- 35 Abandonment of premises (翻译中)
- 36 Enforceable undertakings (翻译中)
- 37 Only 1 penalty type for same conduct (翻译中)
Part 6 Provisions relating to COVID-19 Response (Management Measures) Legislation Act 2021 (翻译中)
- 38 Order may be prepared before enactment or commencement of COVID-19 Response (Management Measures) Legislation Act 2021 (翻译中)
- 39 Transitional provision relating to repeal of Schedule 5 (翻译中)
Part 7 Provision relating to Remuneration Authority Legislation Act 2022 (翻译中)
- 40 Remuneration of Principal Tenancy Adjudicator, Deputy Principal Tenancy Adjudicator, and Tenancy Adjudicators (翻译中)
Part 8 Provisions relating to Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2024 (翻译中)
- 41 Interpretation (翻译中)
- 42 Existing tenancies, etc (翻译中)
- 43 New unlawful acts and pecuniary penalties (翻译中)
- 44 Proceedings that have commenced (翻译中)
- 45 Existing bonds (翻译中)
- 46 Existing pets (翻译中)
- 47 Provisions in tenancy agreements relating to pets (翻译中)
- 48 Liability for pet damage (翻译中)
- 49 Notices to terminate periodic tenancies (翻译中)
- 50 Retaliatory notices (翻译中)
- 51 Withdrawal following family violence (翻译中)
- 52 Continuation of existing fixed-term tenancies as periodic and notice to renew (翻译中)
- 53 Abandonment of premises (翻译中)
- 54 Service on tenants following application (翻译中)

Schedule 1 Clauses for rent increases in fixed-term tenancy agreements

Schedule 1A Amounts for unlawful acts

Schedule 1A Amounts for unlawful acts (part 1 of 1) (翻译中)

Schedule 1B Fines and fees for infringement offences

1 Maximum fine for infringement offences (翻译中)
2 Infringement fee for infringement offences (翻译中)
3 Infringement notice not invalid if higher fee applies (翻译中)
4 Table of fines and fees for infringement offences (翻译中)

原文:Residential Tenancies Act 1986(Parliamentary Counsel Office)。法规原文依新西兰《1994 年版权法》第 27 条不享有版权,按新西兰版权法第 27 条(法规不享有版权) 翻译;翻译由此刻新西兰完成,与原发布机构无隶属关系。以英文原文为准。