Healthy Homes Standards
Overview
Information for Landlords
The healthy homes standards introduce specific and minimum standards for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture ingress and drainage, and draught stopping in rental properties.
All private rentals must comply within 90 days of any new or renewed tenancy after 1 July 2021, with all private rentals complying by 1 July 2024.
Our friendly experienced team can assess your property and supply a detailed report on what is required, by law, to meet the NZ standards.
Heating Standards
Landlords must provide one or more fixed heaters
That can directly heat the main living room. The heater(s) must be acceptable types, and must meet the minimum heating capacity required for your main living room.
Earth Insulation can provide heating solutions for your rental properties including heat pumps and panel heaters.
Insulation Standards
Ceiling and underfloor insulation has been compulsory in all rental homes since 1 July 2019
The healthy homes insulation standard builds on the current regulations and some existing insulation will need to be topped up or replaced.
Earth Insulation can provide all your insulation needs including ceiling, underfloor and wall solutions.
Ventilation Standards
Rental homes must have openable windows
in the living room, dining room, kitchen and bedrooms. Kitchens and bathrooms must have extractor fans or an acceptable continuous mechanical ventilation system.
Earth Insulation can provide all your ventilation solutions in the kitchen and bathroom.
Moisture Ingress and Drainage Standards
Rental properties must have efficient drainage
for the removal of stormwater, surface water and groundwater. Rental properties with an enclosed sub-floor space must have a ground moisture barrier.
Earth Insulation can provide a report on the state of your drainage and if it is compliant as well as a ground moisture barrier to reduce the moisture raising into the home.
Draft Stopping Standards
Landlords must make sure the property doesn’t have unreasonable gaps
or holes in walls, ceilings, windows, skylights, floors and doors which cause noticeable draughts. All unused open fireplaces must be closed off or their chimneys must be blocked to prevent draughts.
Earth Insulation can provide a report on draft stopping and if it is compliant with the new healthy homes standards.
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Our friendly experienced team can assess your property and supply a detailed report on what is required, by law, to meet the NZ standards.