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SUIP stands for 'Separately Used or Inhabited Part'. SUIPs are listed in Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 as one of the factors that may be used in calculating liability for targeted rates.
Examples of Separately Used or Inhabited Parts include:
A separately used habitable unit, flat, house, or apartment is defined as having a separate entrance, kitchen facilities and toilet/bathroom facilities. Kitchen means a room, portion of a room, or covered external area, equipped for the preparation of food, that is not included as part of the toilet/bathroom facilities and incorporates a plumbed sink.
Horowhenua District Council currently uses SUIPs as a factor in the following rates: