As outlined in the terms of any signed management authority your property manager is legally acting on your behalf and must , therefore , also adhere to these rules and obligations , or risk being subject to possible exemplary damages ( fines ) under the Unlawful Acts section of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 ( section 109 )
Some examples of exemplary damages ( fines ) include :
• Section 12 ( Unlawful discrimination ) Amount $ 4,000
• Section 16A ( 6 ) ( Landlord failing to appoint agent when outside New Zealand for longer than 21 consecutive days ) Amount $ 1,000
• Section 17 ( Requiring key money ) Amount $ 1,000
• Section 18 ( Landlord requiring bond greater than amount permitted ) Amount $ 1,000
• Section 18 A ( Requiring unauthorised form of security ) Amount $ 1,000
• Section 19 ( 2 ) ( Breach of duties of landlord on receipt of bond ) Amount $ 1,000
• Section 23 ( Landlord requiring rent more than 2 weeks in advance or before rent already paid expires ) Amount $ 1,000
• Section 27 ( 2 ) ( Landlord requiring rent in excess of market rent order ) Amount $ 200
• Section 29 ( Failure by landlord to give receipts for rent ) Amount $ 200
• Section 33 ( Landlord seizing or disposing of tenants goods ) Amount $ 2,000
• Section 38 ( 3 ) ( Interference with privacy of tenant ) Amount $ 2,000
• Section 40 ( 3A ) ( d ) ( Harassment of tenant or neighbour ) Amount $ 2,000
• Section 45 ( 1A ) ( Landlord ’ s failure to meet obligations in respect of cleanliness , maintenance , smoke alarms , the healthy homes standards , or buildings , health , and safety requirements ) Amount $ 4,000
• Section 45 ( 2A ) ( Landlord interfering with supply of services to premises ) Amount $ 1,000
• Section 46 ( 3 ) ( Altering locks without consent of other party ) Amount $ 1,000
• Section 48 ( 4 ) ( a ) ( Unlawful entry by the Landlord ) Amount $ 1,000
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