"The very suggestion of tenants doing painting inside or outside one of my rental houses makes my blood boil," said Ron Goodwin of the amendment to the Residential Tenancies Act which allows minor changes to rental homes. Landlord Ron Goodwin in a Stanmore Bay rental. Photo / supplied"A landlord and tenant should consider the elements of the definition and how they apply to the property and proposed change. It is also worth noting that tenants are not permitted to undertake minor changes without landlord consent," the ministry man said. The list of what constituted minor changes was not unreasonable, he said.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2021 01:07 UTC