Renting
Renting and You brochure available in 8 languages
When you arrive in New Zealand it is a good idea to rent a home while you decide where you wish to live. It is important to find out about all your legal rights and responsibilities well before signing a tenancy agreement.
The Department of Building and Housing can help you with this. They have published a booklet called ‘Renting and you-a guide to the law about renting’ and it is available in eight languages.
It is a comprehensive guide to the legal rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants. The brochure is available in the following languages: English, Maori, Samoan, Tongan, Cook Island Maori, Korean, Arabic, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
The translations will help tenants and landlords who do not speak English understand the laws around renting. You can find the booklets on the Department’s website www.dbh.govt.nz or by calling 0800 83 62 62 (0800 TENANCY) for a hard copy.
