What is a breach of the Residential Tenancy Act?

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Breaches to the Residential Tenancy Act are heard by the Tenancy Tribunal. Some breaches might be serious enough to also be considered an unlawful act, in which case the Tribunal could consider exemplary damages (basically, a financial penalty that the person who breached the Act must pay to the other person).
Fixing a breach is called a remedy, and there is a list of which breaches can be remedied and which cannot. You can see this list on the Tenancy Services website: https://www.tenancy.govt.nz/disputes/breaches-of-the-residential-tenancies-act/

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