What to do if my home is earthquake prone?

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It is lawful to rent out and live in an earthquake-prone building. If you live such a building, you can end your fixed-term lease early *if* the landlord agrees.
If they don’t agree, you could try applying to the Tribunal to end your fixed-term tenancy early on the grounds that an unexpected change in circumstances is causing you severe hardship. BUT some tenants tried this in a Wellington case in 2016 and did not succeed.
You can ask your landlord to show you any engineering reports they have, but you can’t force them to show you, or force them to get one done.
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