New Zealand Restores ‘No Cause’ Eviction Power for Landlords

The National Party-led coalition government has restored New Zealand landlords’ power to evict tenants without cause, with as little as 42 days notice required.

A general view of houses in Oriental Bay on April 9, 2016 in Wellington, New Zealand. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

The National-ACT-NZ First coalition government has restored power for landlords’ power to evict tenants without showing cause, a right previously abolished by the Labour government.

Any periodic tenancy (rental agreement that does not specify an end date) can now be terminated with 90 days’ notice, though in some circumstances, it can be as little as 42 days where it was previously 63.