Previously homeless person awarded $11k after moving into dirty, untidy rental
The landlords tried to blame previous tenants for the state of the rental.
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Sleeping man wakes to find property manager in his room filming him in bed
"We understand we're not perfect people... but our privacy is a big issue," says tenant.
Three months in a flooded rental: Landlord must pay $15k to tenants confined to living upstairs
"Virtually no steps have been taken by the landlord to remedy the situation".
Tenancy Tribunal orders landlord to pay almost $13,000 to elderly tenant over “dreadful” Dunedin rental
Tenancy Tribunal says the rental was uninhabitable. Now the landlord has to pay.
Neighbours at war: Rowdy car exhausts vs illegal camera surveillance
Tenant claims it was a “borderline harassment situation” before she was given notice.
Bad granny: Woman, 85, evicted from social housing for 'bullying' neighbours
She verbally abused one and made repeated false accusations against others.
Landlord must pay $3500 after dumping evicted tenant's property
The discarded belongings include family photos and jewellery.
Neighbourly feud: Tenant takes on landlord for not sorting out ongoing 'harassment'
'The right to quiet enjoyment, peace and privacy is at the heart of a tenancy.'
Unruly neighbour: Kāinga Ora must pay woman over tenant's wild parties and 'abusive behaviour'
Government housing agency ordered to pay out again over noisy tenants.
Man booted out of rental after former partner ends their lease
The plaintiff challenged the Tenancy Tribunal decision in the Nelson District Court.
Dog gone: 'there was virtually no lawn left': tenant ordered to pay up.
Not only did the dog ruin the lawn, it used the carpet inside as a toilet.
Four leaks in four months: Ceiling collapsed on young family’s bedroom
Their bed and belongings were covered in debris.
Threat to knife neighbour results in tenant's immediate eviction
Mac Pulefale threatened his neighbour that "if they got involved, they would get knifed”.
Tenant evicted from farm shed shared with landlord gets $1300
Dairy worker who denied owner access to farm shed turfed out; awarded compensation.
Guinea-pig case casts doubt over landlords’ no-pet clauses
Could rulings allowing renters to keep animals in violation of agreements set precedents.
Tenant told home was a ‘pigsty’ awarded $1000 in damages, but can’t keep pet cat
Kristen Gaunt was awarded $1000 in damages for the 'unnecessary' comments.
Renter awarded almost $12k refund and damages for unlawful unit
Tribunal awards tenant $11,775 to discourage landlords from leasing unlawful premises.
Police yet to visit Papakura property trashed after tenants evicted
The landlord discovered the destruction last Thursday.
'Act of God': Tenant not liable for window blown off hinges in storm
The tenant kept his window ajar for ventilation against mould and dampness.
Neighbours at war: The parking space, the security cameras and the 'violent assault'
The neighbours' use of security cameras was also 'discourteous and alarming' - tenant.
'Stupidity of you': Landlord who sent nasty texts to tenant ordered to pay $6k
A landlord lost control, sending abusive text messages to her tenant.
'Remarkable': Extensive damage to new rental thousands to repair
Tenant who trashed new rental home also took batteries out of smoke alarms.
Unhappy tenant awarded $9000 over freezing, noisy, unlawful flat
The tenant was entitled to quiet enjoyment of her home without disturbance - tribunal.
No consents, no heating, sewage overflowing: 'Handshake' agreement leads to $33k tenancy payout
Two tenants lived in discomfort for years in a converted implement shed on an orchard.
Tenants illegally sublet rental after claiming it was unliveable
A mother and son duo claimed the property was unliveable - then rented it to someone else.
Landlord who inherited dad's property wanted long-term tenant's bond
An 18-year tenancy went bad when her landlord's son inherited the house.
Baby living in mouldy, damp house suffers respiratory illness
Medical evidence showed the mould-ridden house caused lasting health issues to a baby boy.
Rules planned for testing methamphetamine contamination in rentals
A housing and health researcher says the history of meth testing is a 'long and sad one'.
Tenants forced to stand on wooden planks in bathroom so they didn't fall through rotting floor
Tribunal: Tenants entitled to use bathroom without fear of falling through floor.
Wild parties, stabbing, rat infestation: Unruly neighbours wreak havoc on Kāinga Ora tenant
The tenant's family and friends stopped visiting her and she became depressed and anxious.
'Smelt clearly of marijuana': Man burns weed crop in fireplace as police surround his home
Plumes of marijuana-smelling smoke allegedly billowed from the house.
'It's a free country': Ex-political candidate slept on the floor while tenants moved in
The bach was also 'worn and tired' and so cold in winter the walls 'cried'.
Trust ordered to pay tenant nearly $3K after subletting 'uninhabitable' property
The judgment is the second against the trust in just over a month.