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Landlord ordered to pay compensation after renting illegal unit with fire risk

Profiting from renting dangerous and unlawful premises has to stop, tenancy tribunal rules

‘More should have been done’: Young mother of four undergoing chemo suffers mouldy home

The woman made multiple complaints but it 'fell on deaf ears'.

‘Explanations defy logic’: Woman faked evidence to win Tenancy Tribunal hearing

Judge Paul Mabey found there was a 'consistent pattern of fraud' in the woman's offending.

A brothel, drug-use, burglaries: Students win right to end flat lease amid security fears

The group of young female students claimed security issues led to two burglaries.

'Crackhead, 'prostitute': Landlord found to have harassed tenant, threatened her with gang retribution

The tenant went nearly four months without a working shower.

'Just shocking': Tenant used baseball bat to smash up rental house

Baseball bat used by tenant to destroy walls and appliances in rental, then flooded.

Kāinga Ora and private landlords given 12-month extension to meet Healthy Homes standards

Govt also announced work on meth testing and regulations for property managers.

'Aggressive': Landlord 'assaulted' for filming tenant

The landlord claimed she had to take four days off work after the tenant hit her hand.