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Cockroaches, mice, rotting floors and mould - my Auckland flatting horror story
Reporter Rachel Maher lays bare the trials and tribulations of her 10 homes in five years.

UK family say their dream of a better life here turned into tenancy nightmare
The family won $18,000 in damages at the Tenancy Tribunal. The landlord wants a rehearing.

‘Have a horrible holiday:’ Pet-sitter’s horrific message as couple watch dog die on CCTV
Judith Webby has a long history of upsetting flatmates, and home- and pet-owners.

Tenant leaves rental in awful condition - but takes carport, gate and garden shed
Landlord wins $27,000 after tenant left rental in 'damaged and very untidy state'.

Man evicted from dead parents' home after being declared a squatter
He was allowed to live there if he paid bills and did maintenance - but he didn't.

'Kick them out': Aussie landlord sends his kids to NZ to evict tenants
The tenants felt they “had no rights and no choice” other than to leave that day.

'Disgusting': Toddler hospitalised multiple times due to mouldy rental
Tenancy Tribunal backs her mum, who says her child's health has been permanent affected.

Top five reasons renters (and landlords) end up in the Tenancy Tribunal
Thousands of people apply to the Tenancy Tribunal – here are the main complaints.

Couple buy first home together at mortgagee sale – but the old owner wouldn't leave
They spent $16,000 and four months evicting the previous owner who became a 'squatter'.

Family awarded just over $18,000 in a Tenancy Tribunal decision
A family have been awarded just over $18,000 in a Tenancy Tribunal decision after their landlords failed to maintain their rental property.

War between landlord and tenant escalates to power, water being cut
The dispute began over a sign the tenant had posted on her fence.

'Poor drafting' of tenancy agreement and 'harassment' costs landlord thousands
A long tenancy dispute on a lifestyle block ended with an order for $8300 in compensation.

Green mould, leaks, no heating: Landlord fined $12k in damages
Stephen Bhana must also pay a tenant more than $8700 in backdated, overpaid rent.

'Insult to injury:' Corrections evicts veteran prison officer over unclean house
Sharon Irwin claims it's retribution for suing her employer after an inmate broke her arm.

Tenants kept awake by cockroaches ‘scuttling across ceiling’ awarded $12k
The residents were paying $1300 per week to live in the house.

Landlord ordered to pay Hawke's Bay cyclone victim $7000 over flood-hit rental dispute
The woman was offered a home, then told to leave after noticing issues on her first day.

'I'm not a freeloader:' Man who lived rent-free for 15 months overturns order he pay landlord $52k
The Camerons lived rent-free for 15 months, now they only have to fork out half the bill.

Vengeful landlord tried to evict woman who complained about having no water for 8 months
Tribunal: It's 'extraordinary' Kyle Webster ignored such an important issue for so long.

'Shocking' behaviour: Footage showed landlord screaming at tenant in front of toddler
Tenancy adjudicator said Angela Cai's actions 'distressed and frightened' the girl.

Landlord ordered to pay tenant $30k
Renting an old property out cheaply doesn't excuse landlords from ensuring it's habitable.

Auckland landlord's sub-letting scheme ends with $14,000 fine, banning order
Auckland landlord was advised to get her act together but chose not to, tribunal says.