Human Rights Measure
COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Legislation Bill
Date Enacted: March 2020
Country: New Zealand
Region: East Asia and Pacific
Measures implemented in order to “respond effectively to COVID-19” included the temporary enactment of rent freezes as well as “restrictions on termination of tenancy.” These measures comprised “New Schedule 5 inserted into Residential Tenancies Act 1986.”
