The bill also looks after the interests of residential tenants. Amendments are being made to the Residential Tenancies Act to enable tenants to stay in their rental homes during COVID-19 alert level periods where people are not allowed to move houses. So it helps to stop the spread of the virus in that way, and it allows people to comply with any restrictions that might be put in place. The amendments also may make it clear what notice periods apply after the termination restrictions are lifted. Refinements made at the committee stage include creating a penalty for the issuing of a termination notice that a landlord is not entitled to issue. 