A house covered in dog excrement, missing light fixtures and curtains, holes in walls, and piles of furniture and rubbish are just some of the things Tauranga tenants have left landlords to deal with.
BeHome Realty property manager Josh Fitzgibbon told the Bay of Plenty Times tenants from hell were the exception but he had dealt with his share of horror stories in Tauranga.
In one case tenants left a dog inside a house after they had moved out and it had defecated through the home.
Mr Fitzgibbon had to take the dog to the SPCA and see that it was looked after. Another tenant, who had fallen behind in rent, moved out before a Tenancy Tribunal hearing but the house was damaged and full of rubbish and furniture.
The man had given false employment details but Mr Fitzgibbon tracked him down and threatened to dump it all at his workplace if it was not cleared.