Digital TV a tenant's responsibility: DBH
Analogue television will no longer be available anywhere in the country by the end of next year. Hawkes Bay, the first region to switch to digital, turned off its analogue transmission at the end of September.
People who do not have Sky TV or Freeview will need to buy a set-top box, UHF aerial or satellite dish in order to watch Freeview. Almost all modern TVs are sold with a digital tuner built in.
The department says if a property is not equipped to receive digital television, and a tenant knew that at the start of the tenancy, it is unlikely to be the landlord’s responsibility to install the equipment required.
But if the landlord has installed it, they are responsible for maintaining it.
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