A tenant responsible for extensive damage to a rental property, totaling more than $40,000, has been ordered to pay $4085 to the landlord by the Tenancy Tribunal.
The property, newly renovated before the tenancy, suffered intentional and careless damage, including broken windows, large holes in walls, and damaged fixtures.
The tribunal determined the tenant was liable for multiple insurance excesses, totaling $750 per incident for 11 separate instances of damage.
Despite the extensive costs, the landlord could only claim the excess amounts under tenancy rules, which cap tenant liability for careless damage to the lower of four weeks’ rent or the insurance excess.
The case highlights challenges with insurance coverage for landlords, particularly how insurers define damage events.
While the tenant’s liability was mitigated by insurance, the case highlights the financial strain and legal complexities landlords face when repairing damage exceeding tenant liability limits.
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Good luck on that
But can You get blood out of a stone?
For the Landlords sake I just hope they weren’t cooking meth
You can see why many people prefer AirBNB to renting full time, can’t you. The landlord is always the “bad guy or girl” in this shitty country. Time the laws were amended to make them a lot fairer.