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About Agreements
Signed rental agreements are Mandatory
Law overrides any conflicting clauses.
See more with :-
● Tenancy Services,
● New Zealand Property Investors Federation,
● Law Society
● Google.Providers can copy and change standard blank agreements personalising them and adding (legitimate) clauses that better protect their interests.
Some optional clauses involve:-
● Limiting numbers of occupants
● Naming permitted occupants
● Subletting
● Smoking
● Pets
● Terms of lease (not entirely enforceable)
● Rights to sheds and out buildings
● Maintenance and care responsibilities
● Debt liabilities spread to all (named) occupants
● Back up contact people and addresses
● Guarantors
● Condition of property at start of tenancies
● Detailed requirements when tenancy ends
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Short concise agreements are generally read and are more easily understood by signatories.