Advice to landlords.

Recent societal changes have made renting a house out to Tenants more difficult for Landlords. I am referring to the rise in the manufacture and consumption of methamphetamines. 

Landlords must provide a clean property to their tenants. For this reason it is a good idea to test for “P” contamination before letting the property. If the landlord lets the property that is contaminated by “P” they are breaching the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 as well as several other Acts. 

Testing kits are available for purchase on Trademe and these range in price from $10 to $700. I cannot vouch for their quality which I imagine is variable. However you should check that they meet the standards as set out by www.standards.govt.nz .These tests could at least give you an indication of whether contamination is present, and you could follow this up with professional testing if the results indicated a need to do so. … Continue Reading