NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Describe legal implications of living in rented accommodation and
means to prevent or resolve related problems
Level
2
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
legal implications of living in rented accommodation; and
describe means for preventing and resolving problems related
to living in rented accommodation.
Classification
Core Generic > Self-Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
The following legislation and subsequent amendments provide reference, where needed,
for this unit standard:
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010
Property Law Act 2007.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe legal implications of living in rented accommodation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Description includes a list of contents of a tenancy agreement required by law.
1.2
Legal rights and responsibilities of tenants are described in accordance with the
tenancy agreement.
Range
1.3
two rights from – quiet enjoyment, freedom from harassment and
discrimination, privacy, personal safety;
two responsibilities from – care of property, damages, use for
lawful purposes.
Legal rights and responsibilities of landlords are described in accordance with
the tenancy agreement.
Range
rights include – entry in emergency or for urgent repairs, to collect
rent, inspection visits;
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three responsibilities from – reasonable state of repair, locks,
repair and maintenance, provision of stove, goods abandoned by
tenants
Outcome 2
Describe means for preventing and resolving problems related to living in rented
accommodation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Description includes ways in which a flat-sharing agreement prevents problems
in terms of the financial, emotional, and physical needs of occupants.
Range
2.2
one way for each type of need.
Description includes methods of resolving problems
problems may include but are not limited to – financial
management, food, housekeeping, visitors, internet access,
neighbours, animals.
Range
2.3
Description includes the use of dispute resolution bodies in terms of their roles
and powers.
Tenancy Services – role, one power;
The Tenancy Tribunal – role, one power;
The Disputes Tribunal – role in relation to disputes between
flatmates, role in relation to disputes with goods or service
providers, one power.
Range
Replacement information
Planned review date
This unit standard replaced unit standard 544.
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 March 1998
31 December 2015
Revision
2
10 March 2005
31 December 2015
Review
3
16 July 2010
31 December 2017
Review
4
18 June 2015
N/A
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0023
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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