Extractor fans and rangehoods in rentals must meet certain standards from July next year. Following a crackdown on insulation last July, new Healthy Homes legislation will start bringing in new standards for kitchen and bathroom ventilation in rental properties from July next year. But the Green Building Council's chief executive Andrew Eagles said as much as the body would ''love to see'' all homes meet the new ventilation rules, it was not pushing for it. 123RF A window will soon no longer be sufficient to provide kitchen ventilation in rental properties. New ventilation standards:* All kitchens and bathrooms in rental properties need to have an extractor fan and an openable window, including apartments - unless the property meets exemption criteria.

Source: Stuff July 29, 2020 16:52 UTC