Managing leases
Where the Māori Trustee has signed a lease, a representative of the Māori Trustee will manage the lease throughout the term of the lease and be the sole contact point for the lessee. In cases where owners are responsible trustees and wish to manage the lease themselves, the lessee will deal with a small group of trustees.
Where the Māori Trustee manages the lease we will:
- Invoice the lessee for rent
- Ensure rent is paid
- Ensure that rates are paid (usually by the lessee)
- Arrange rent reviews at the time stipulated in the contract
- Arrange inspections of the land and any buildings to check compliance with the lease (usually every three years)
- Request work be carried out where there are breaches of the lease
- Provide a report on the land to owners approximately every three years.
We also support opportunities for lessees and owners to meet. This could be inviting lessees to attend a meeting of owners to talk about the work they are doing on the land, or helping lessees arrange an “open day” on the land.
Towards the end of a lease, Māori Trustee will arrange a full inspection to ensure that the property is in good order and to establish the situation for any new lease.
