Landlords will also be limited to one rent increase a year instead of the current law which allows rents to rise every six months. PHOTO: GERARD O:BRIENLandlords will no longer be able to get rid of tenants without reason, under law changes due to be announced today. Tenants have to give only 21 days' notice. The Government plans to remove the right of landlords to end a tenancy for no cause and to increase notice periods for some specified reasons. Landlords will also be limited to one rent increase a year instead of the current law which allows rents to rise every six months.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 16, 2019 22:52 UTC