Landlord challenged about leaky home repairs responded by sending family an eviction notice
They suffered for over a year while their home was damp and seeped with water.
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The tenant alleged a leaky gas heater had caused her and her children to become ill.
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'A pothole in the road' - real estate agent on $3000 fine, censure
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Blood stains and a bashed in lift: Tenant billed for extensive damage
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House value drops forecast to continue, interest rates rising
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Ryman wants reform in Australia to get more hospitals in villages
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Takeaway meal theft alleged in lobby: tenant evicted
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'Invasive' rental property agencies bending guidelines - Consumer NZ
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Fire risk fears: Apartment owners, Argosy suing aluminium panel makers, suppliers
Claddings now mostly removed from buildings at centre of court case.
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$5bn Metlifecare: How it's tracking under private ownership
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New Zealand's most expensive house sales of 2022 so far
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Stores galore: Where 14 new supermarkets are opening
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Named: Retirement village keeping widow's $790,000
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