Landlords Must Keep Register
WELLINGTON, Mon. (Sp.)— A circpiar issued by the Department of Labour and Employment to land agents and others concerned in the letting of houses reminds landlords of their obligations to keep tenancy registers. This was one of the provisions of the- Fair Rents Amendment Act, passed last session.
The register must contain a description of the premises, the name of each tenant, the dates of commencement and termination of the tenancy, the rent payable by each tenant and the date and detail of any alteration, the basic rent and any fair rent fixed since September, 1942. with the dates on which it takes effect and ceases to take effect.
Registers must be kept by all persons letting dwelling houses or premises, whether furnished or unfurnished, for use as dwelling houses, and must be produced on demand to a magistrate or inspector of factories, or be available for inspection by any tenant or his solicitor.
Where any dwelling house is purchased or acquired and has been let wholly or in part, the original landlord has to transfer the register to the new landlord, who has to maintain the register irrespective of whether he intends to let the properly.
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Northern Advocate, 12 January 1948, Page 2
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