Business Law Library & Tracker
Commercial Leases, Rent & Outgoings
Lease scope, rent reviews, outgoings, renewals, assignments and exits.
Sources last reviewed 28 July 2026
Main law guides
157
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
60
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
96
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
8
New, amended & reviewed
Plain-English explainers, not legal advice. Use the linked official source for section-level detail, and get advice for your situation.
Get legal helpMain laws
Building Act 2004
2004 No 72
Property Law Act 2007
2007 No 91
Local Government (Rating) Act 2002
2002 No 6
Public Works Act 1981
1981 No 35
Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act 2020
2020 No 47
Occupiers' Liability Act 1962
1962 No 31
Cases
127 Hobson Street Ltd v Honey Bees Preschool Ltd
Commercial default clauses can be enforceable when they protect a real business interest and are proportionate. Drafting should show why the obligation matters,...
Mobil Oil NZ Ltd v Development Auckland Ltd
A general make-good clause may not allocate expensive contamination or structural remediation risk. Commercial leases for industrial or higher-risk sites should...
Chuan Wu v Body Corporate 366611 and Theta Management Limited
If your business owns or occupies premises in a unit title development, do not treat access control as just an operational issue. It is tied to property rights,...