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Housing Call 2 Action – Tenancy Protection Association

Housing Call 2 Action – Tenancy Protection Association. 26 th September 2014. What is Housing Call 2 Action. A group of housing workers and groups involved with housing in West Auckland

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Housing Call 2 Action – Tenancy Protection Association

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  1. Housing Call 2 Action – Tenancy Protection Association 26th September 2014

  2. What is Housing Call 2 Action • A group of housing workers and groups involved with housing in West Auckland • Came out of the ‘Wellbeing Collaboration Project (WWCP) in 2002, resulting from Wellbeing Summits’ since 1996 • Several ‘Calls 2 Action’ were generated from it – nowadays only 3 remain: - Housing, Strong Local Economics & Active Waitakere • Currently meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 1.30 – 3pm • Housing Call 2 Action has instigated several initiatives

  3. Current Housing Call 2 Action Initiatives • Property Management Social Enterprise • ‘The Hub’ at the Ranui Caravan Park • ‘Spotlight on Housing’ Week • WOF Project

  4. WOF • A lavatory for the exclusive use of the tenants • Laundry tub (with external clothesline), bathing and hand washing facilities with hot and cold water • Facilities for storing, preparing and cooking food, including a cooking range, and a sink with hot and cold water • An adequate supply of fresh/potable water • An effective and sanitary system for draining wastewater and storm water • Ceiling and under-floor insulation where possible installed to EECA standards (including control of rising damp from under floor) • Safe and effective provision for lighting and heating • Appropriate passive or mechanical moisture extraction systems in kitchen and bathrooms, vented to the outside

  5. WOF Cont… • Stayed/latched windows to prevent falls and to be safely left open for ventilation purposes • Functioning smoke alarm/s within 3m of each bedroom • Sound-proofing to minimise the noise nuisance between adjacent dwellings • All housing should have safe access • All power outlets and light switches must be safe, functional and in a good state of repair • Appropriate provision for management of kitchen waste and recyclables • All housing should be free of dampness issues, no unflued gas heaters, no toxic fumes

  6. What you need to know about a tenants rights and obligations Type of Tenancy – Fixed Term & Periodic Flatting Boarding Houses Paying the rent Rent increases Landlord inspections & Landlord’s right of entry Notice Periods

  7. Current Renting Problems • Direct provision of state housing being reduced long-term • Tenants unable to see their tenancy as their “home” • Maintenance problems • Continuously increasing rents in the private sector • Costs associated with accessing private rentals

  8. Security of Tenure • So that ‘Notices of Termination’ can be challenged in the Tenancy Tribunal • So that tenants are not vulnerable to landlord whim • ‘Notices to Quit’ are currently being used as a threat and/or disciplinary measure by HNZ • It could be a deterrent to ‘retaliatory action’ • It would give New Zealand tenants ‘security of tenure’ • Most societies with tenancy legislation include a reason for eviction

  9. How can this be fixed? Under Section 51, (1) (d) • Currently this section and sub-section states: “In any other case, 90 days” (RTA, 2010) • This could be amended to: “90 days is required for a reason other than those covered under S.51, (1) (a-c)”

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