Healthy Homes Compliance Statement NZ: How to Fill In Form HHS-8113

Why the Compliance Statement Matters

The Healthy Homes Compliance Statement is the single document that ties your tenancy agreement to the five standards. Under sections 13A(1A) and 13A(1CA) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986, it must be attached to every new, renewed, or varied tenancy agreement.

Failing to include the required signed statement is an unlawful act under section 13A(1F)(a) of the RTA and Schedule 1A, carrying exemplary damages of up to $750. A statement the landlord knows is false or misleading is an unlawful act under section 13A(1F)(b), carrying exemplary damages of up to $900.

The Form: HHS-8113

Tenancy Services provides the official template as Form HHS-8113, downloadable from tenancy.govt.nz. You can also use an equivalent form as long as it covers all the mandatory fields. Property management software like myRent generates its own version, and the Tenancy Services tenancy agreement template includes the compliance statement section.

The form has sections for each of the five standards plus a declaration and signature block.

Section by Section

Property Address

The full physical address of the rental property. Straightforward, but make sure it matches the tenancy agreement exactly — including unit numbers for multi-unit properties.

Heating

• Type of fixed heater in the main living room (heat pump, wood burner, flued gas, direct-wired electric)
• Make and model
• Rated capacity in kilowatts
• How the heating requirement was determined: Heating Assessment Tool output, Regulation 10A specialist report, or Regulation 10B/11 alternative pathway
• Whether the 80% tolerance rule applies (pre-1 July 2019 heaters only)

Common mistake: Leaving the kW capacity blank because you have not run the Heating Assessment Tool. The statement's heating fields require the heater's capacity and the tool output or a specialist report.

Insulation

• Ceiling insulation: type, thickness or R-value, condition, whether the 120 mm pre-2016 rule applies
• Underfloor insulation: type, R-value, condition
• Climate zone (1, 2, or 3)
• Any exemptions claimed under Regulation 19 (inaccessible space) or Regulation 20 (habitable space above or below)

Common mistake: Declaring insulation as compliant based on memory rather than a physical inspection. Insulation degrades, gets displaced by pests, or gets pushed aside during roof work.

Ventilation

• Openable window areas in each liveable room (must meet the 5% of floor area threshold)
• Kitchen extractor: type, ducting diameter, rated airflow, whether it vents outdoors
• Bathroom extractor: type, ducting diameter, rated airflow, whether it vents outdoors
• Whether systems were installed before or after 1 July 2019

Common mistake: Declaring a recirculating rangehood as compliant. It is not — the standard requires extraction to the outside.

Moisture Ingress and Drainage

• Drainage status: gutters, downpipes, and discharge drains clear and functional
• Ground moisture barrier: installed, condition, compliance with NZS 4246:2016
• Any Regulation 29 exemption (inaccessible subfloor)

Draught Stopping

• Status of gaps and holes: identified and sealed
• Open fireplaces: blocked, fitted with draught stopper, or left open at the tenant's written request with the landlord's agreement

Exemptions

If you are claiming any statutory exemption — Regulation 19 (inaccessible space), Regulation 29 (inaccessible subfloor for moisture barrier), Regulation 30 (former owner tenancy), Regulation 31 (demolition/rebuild), or Regulation 32 (shared building constraints) — declare each one with the specific regulation number and the grounds.

Landlord Signature and Date

You sign it. Not your property manager. Not a third-party inspector. The legal duty sits with the property owner. If a property manager prepares the form, you as landlord must still verify and sign it.

Timing: When to Provide the Statement

The compliance statement must be attached at the start of every new tenancy, at every renewal, and whenever the tenancy agreement is varied. If your tenancy rolls over from fixed-term to periodic, the original statement remains in force, but any new variation triggers a fresh statement.

Updating the statement is also good practice after completing remedial work — replacing a heater, upgrading insulation, installing new extraction. The updated statement shows ongoing compliance.

The NZ Healthy Homes compliance guide includes annotated instructions for every field on Form HHS-8113, with the evidence items that support each declaration.

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