Healthy Homes deadline fast approaching

The tribunal says it has heard of landlords operating boarding houses without realising it and it means they are unaware of the different dates for these properties to comply with the standards.

A boarding house is defined as any rental property with a communal bathroom or kitchen intended to be shared by six people or more. Boarders occupy a single room and have an individual tenancy agreement.

The standards are for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture and drainage, and draught stopping in rental properties.

When heating properties landlords must provide one or more fixed heaters that can directly heat the main living room.