Two landlords who tried to evict a woman and then raised her rent after she complained about the condition of her property have been ordered to pay $2870 in damages.
Jian Li and Chunyan Ren, who own 63 Russell Rd in Huntly, brought the retaliatory actions against Donna Lee Cleghorn last year.
Cleghorn, who had been a tenant since March 2016, received an assessment of the property from Whare Ora, which works with people to ensure children are being raised in healthy homes, after giving birth to her second child in late 2018.
Whare Ora raised a number of concerns about the condition of the property, which they brought to the landlord's attention via email on December 6, 2018.
Issues included: