[jstr]

You may be surprised to learn that New Zealand has some of the poorest rights for tenants in the developed world.

In most of the US, Europe and other Western countries lease holders have rights to continued lease and reasonable modification of properties (repainting, etc.).

In Germany for example, many apartments are rented without kitchens, and with plain white walls. It's expected lease holders will decorate and install their own fixed furnishings and return the property to its original condition when they leave.

[nolite]

Same in France for the kitchens