All rental homes in New Zealand should now meet healthy homes standards, but some are worried there will be landlords who flout the requirements and get away with it.
The Healthy Homes standards, which came into place fully on July 1, introduced a new benchmark for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture barriers and drainage, and draught stopping in rental properties.
The Dunedin City Council has asked MBIE's Tenancy Services to share how it will monitor and enforce the standards in the city. That was after a group of Dunedin students were shocked to find a rental they had signed on to was mouldy and unprepared to have tenants.
MBIE's head of Tenancy Services Kat Watson speaks to Susie about how the organisation will crack down on non-compliant landlords.
Dunedin City councillor Marie Laufiso speaks about her concerns for the state of students' and other housing in the city.
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