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New laws require most rental homes to be insulated.
From the 1 July 2019 private rental homes are required to have underfloor and ceiling insulation. If you're landlord hasn't sorted it, you could be due up to $4,000 in damages.
There are some exceptions, it's not always easy to know what the insulation standard looks like in practise, and the process to get it sorted can be complicated, but that's where our friends at Citizen AI come in…
They have updated their clever wee chatbot Rentbot to help figure all that out and let you know what you need to do next.
If you are not on Facebook or want to talk it through face-to-face you should get in touch with your local branch of Community Law (Wellingtonians: there is a special tenancy drop in session on Monday evenings.