Comments on: Readers respond: Changes to RTA http://www.landlords.co.nz/blog/readers-respond-changes-to-rta A blog for New Zealand landlords and property investors Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Emma http://www.landlords.co.nz/blog/readers-respond-changes-to-rta/comment-page-1#comment-696 Emma Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:04:59 +0000 http://www.landlords.co.nz/blog/?p=137#comment-696 I agree that property managers should be licensed. Generally those that work under REINZ hold sales peersons certs so are partly qualified. I think that it important for a Property Managers based qulification which is in line with DBH and REINZ as the "non licensed" - No Letting Fee agents don't really adhere to any rules or regulations iw they can comment on other companies in a negitive way with no repercussions where agencies would be repremanded as it would bring disrepute to REIZ etc.... Problem with Tenancy Agreements come down to the DBH's stand agreement - these are far from sufficient and hence water rates are not covered - The company that I work for has a two page agreement with such clauses that is continuously critised by our mediator for such clauses but in order to protect the owner in what I agree to be a very onesided law (being in favour of tenants not owners) I think it is prudent that we stick to our guns and continue to cover absolutly everything! I also feel that the current process for evicting benefits the tenant and not the owner. They are given too many chances by mediators (area dependent as tenancy rulings seem to come under the grey area) to rectify the problem! This isn't the landlord or property manager being vindictive for the fun of it - when there is rent arrears it is a serious business - not all owners are rich property investors and actually depend on the rent payments to cover the mortgage! If I was to default on my mortgage the bank would kick us out and sell our house, if you didn't pay your tv hp it would be re posessed - this is life and unfortunately under our previous government we have allowed our nation to be come a welfare nation that depends on hand outs and 2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th chances. Time to change these laws and treat bad tenants for what they are! I agree that property managers should be licensed. Generally those that work under REINZ hold sales peersons certs so are partly qualified. I think that it important for a Property Managers based qulification which is in line with DBH and REINZ as the “non licensed” – No Letting Fee agents don’t really adhere to any rules or regulations iw they can comment on other companies in a negitive way with no repercussions where agencies would be repremanded as it would bring disrepute to REIZ etc….

Problem with Tenancy Agreements come down to the DBH’s stand agreement – these are far from sufficient and hence water rates are not covered – The company that I work for has a two page agreement with such clauses that is continuously critised by our mediator for such clauses but in order to protect the owner in what I agree to be a very onesided law (being in favour of tenants not owners) I think it is prudent that we stick to our guns and continue to cover absolutly everything!

I also feel that the current process for evicting benefits the tenant and not the owner. They are given too many chances by mediators (area dependent as tenancy rulings seem to come under the grey area) to rectify the problem! This isn’t the landlord or property manager being vindictive for the fun of it – when there is rent arrears it is a serious business – not all owners are rich property investors and actually depend on the rent payments to cover the mortgage! If I was to default on my mortgage the bank would kick us out and sell our house, if you didn’t pay your tv hp it would be re posessed – this is life and unfortunately under our previous government we have allowed our nation to be come a welfare nation that depends on hand outs and 2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th chances. Time to change these laws and treat bad tenants for what they are!

]]> By: Lynn http://www.landlords.co.nz/blog/readers-respond-changes-to-rta/comment-page-1#comment-695 Lynn Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:12:50 +0000 http://www.landlords.co.nz/blog/?p=137#comment-695 Property managers should be licensed and held responsible should they not undertake their job in a proper manner. We use property managers and have good and bad, unfortunately if the property manager does not put the required clauses in the tenancy agreement e.g. tenant liable for water, we the owner cannot do anything to retrieve cost. The rules at present are very much in favour of the tenant and needs to be evened up a wee bit more in favour of landlord. Also why is it that the owner has to pay the water bill then retrieve from tenant I don't pay their phone or power bill or are councils just too lazy and have such an easy job why upset them. Property managers should be licensed and held responsible should they not undertake their job in a proper manner. We use property managers and have good and bad, unfortunately if the property manager does not put the required clauses in the tenancy agreement e.g. tenant liable for water, we the owner cannot do anything to retrieve cost. The rules at present are very much in favour of the tenant and needs to be evened up a wee bit more in favour of landlord. Also why is it that the owner has to pay the water bill then retrieve from tenant I don’t pay their phone or power bill or are councils just too lazy and have such an easy job why upset them.

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