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Community Law Wellington & Hutt Valley
The landlord has to keep the flat in a reasonable state of repair having regard to the age and character of your flat. Click here to read more: www.communitylaw.org.nz. You can give your landlord a 14 day notice to fix the leak and then if the landlord doesn't fix it you can go to mediation to talk about options - for example you could ask for the landlord to fix the leak and to reduce your rent until it is fixed. Click here for more information on sorting out tenancy problems, including a template 14 day notice: dbh.govt.nz.
For more information call 0800 TENANCY, or to talk about your particular situation visit your local Community Law Centre: www.communitylaw.org.nz.
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