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Letters to the editor: Why is Scott Watson still languishing behind bars?
Scott Watson in the High Court at Christchurch in 2015. Photo / John Kirk-Anderson
Alan Dickson
Tauranga
Replace private landlords
I disagree with the comments made by Ian Young (Letters, December 5).
First, there should be no private landlords - they are the scourge of society and should be replaced with an agency regulated by the Government.
Secondly, with the high rents being charged by landlords, tenants should have the first claim when it comes to rights.
Tenants should have the right to claim value for money - a decent, warm, dry, and wholesome environment to house their families, a rent that is appropriate to the quality of the house and its amenities.
Houses should not be used as a get-rich-quick scheme for investors.
Regulations - if we have to have landlords - should be set by an independent regulator, not landlords.
Jim Adams
Rotorua
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