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!['It's a nightmare': Crackdown on unruly tenants not enough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'It's a nightmare': Crackdown on unruly tenants not enough
One man said Kāinga Ora has let them get away with it for so long, nothing will change.
![The mother and son leaving a trail of court judgments and unpaid debt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
The mother and son leaving a trail of court judgments and unpaid debt
Nick Hoogwerf & Donna Miers: Tenants, landlords customers left out of pocket.
!['Landlords be aware:' Home owner under fire for retaliatory eviction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Landlords be aware:' Home owner under fire for retaliatory eviction
The case ended up in the Tenancy Tribunal where the termination notice was set aside.
!['No idea how to look after a house': Bad tenants 'ruining' it for others](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'No idea how to look after a house': Bad tenants 'ruining' it for others
'A truth that nobody is willing to talk about or don’t have the guts to deal with.'
![State house tenant owed $13,300 back rent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
State house tenant owed $13,300 back rent
When a visit was made, the tenant's relative had been living in the house rent-free.
![A house fire, rubbish, unmown lawns - debt collector to chase tenant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
A house fire, rubbish, unmown lawns - debt collector to chase tenant
A tenant owes more than $10k to ex-landlord for rent arrears, damage and rubbish clean-up.
![Unruly neighbours: Tenant finds neighbour hiding in his ceiling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Unruly neighbours: Tenant finds neighbour hiding in his ceiling
He heard a noise coming from his ceiling ... but it wasn't rodents causing problems.
![Tenant told the rain 'won't last forever' when rental property flooded](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Tenant told the rain 'won't last forever' when rental property flooded
Tenancy Tribunal: "The property should not have been offered for residential tenancies."
![Landlord must pay $11K to tenants he claimed were 'flatmates'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Landlord must pay $11K to tenants he claimed were 'flatmates'
Villa was boarding house and renters were not flatmates, Tenancy Tribunal rules.
![From friends to feud: Landlord, tenant had no formal agreement. Then it soured](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
From friends to feud: Landlord, tenant had no formal agreement. Then it soured
Renter hospitalised when her landlord exacerbated her stress levels through harassment.
![Landlord who ran unlawful property slams tenant who filmed leaks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Landlord who ran unlawful property slams tenant who filmed leaks
Water drips onto sockets, seeps through floor. Scott Healey decides enough's enough.
![Race nothing to do with pursuit of unpaid levies - tribunal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Race nothing to do with pursuit of unpaid levies - tribunal
The owner said neighbours also owed levies and were not pursued, but one only owed a cent.
![Polynesian Panthers share revolutionary spirit at Flaxmere College](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Polynesian Panthers share revolutionary spirit at Flaxmere College
The young revolutionaries stood up to racism - but the fight continues.
![Chinese Embassy leaves rubbish, cleaning bill at rental](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Chinese Embassy leaves rubbish, cleaning bill at rental
The tribunal found it didn't have jurisdiction to hear case against it.
!['Political interference': Visiting Saudi govt cited in multimillion-dollar property dispute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Political interference': Visiting Saudi govt cited in multimillion-dollar property dispute
The tenant, a Foreign Affairs staffer, had concerns about the Saudis being in his home.
![Council changes procedures for social housing after Tenancy Tribunal finds fault](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Council changes procedures for social housing after Tenancy Tribunal finds fault
A social housing tenant was allegedly called “ungrateful” by a council contractor.
!['Their intent was malicious': Landlords harassed tenants on shared property](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Their intent was malicious': Landlords harassed tenants on shared property
The landlords removed the tenants' belongings from a shared shed and locked it.
![Tenants beguiled into having less rights by one of country’s 'largest landlords'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Tenants beguiled into having less rights by one of country’s 'largest landlords'
Up to 600 tenants could be affected by the unlawful tenancy agreements.
![Kāinga Ora tenant's lease terminated while behind bars for threatening neighbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Kāinga Ora tenant's lease terminated while behind bars for threatening neighbour
The housing provider had previously moved the man four times for similar behaviour.
!['Thank you': Woman evicted with 4 hours' notice overwhelmed by generosity of strangers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Thank you': Woman evicted with 4 hours' notice overwhelmed by generosity of strangers
'I just want to know how it is I can be evicted from a home I own.'
![Kāinga Ora tenants feud over car parks, one alleged to have driven at the other](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Kāinga Ora tenants feud over car parks, one alleged to have driven at the other
Encounters between the two neighbours became 'aggressive' and 'abusive'.