The second part of this bill that National takes particular issue with are the changes to the Property Law Act, which are in Schedule 6 of this bill. This inserts a clause into commercial leases requiring rent to be paid in certain circumstances. It is a direct intervention into private contracts. Not only that, it is a retrospective intervention that was not telegraphed or signalled by Ministers, and which submitters said may wreak havoc in the relationships between commercial landlords and their tenants. 