A Papakura tenant has been ordered to pay almost $74,000 after the Tenancy Tribunal found he was responsible for extensive damage and methamphetamine contamination at a rental property.
Inspectors described the home as severely damaged, with debris, decomposing food, human waste throughout the house, fire damage in the garage, and clear evidence of drug manufacturing.
Tenant Minh Quach claimed the destruction was caused by others while he was away, after he allowed people to live in the garage and later asked them to leave.
The tribunal rejected his explanation noting he failed to alert the landlord, secure the property, or take reasonable steps to stop the damage.
Adjudicator Mike Edison found Quach implicitly allowed access and was liable under tenancy law. Repair costs included major structural work, full kitchen and bathroom replacement, electrical rewiring, carpet replacement, and meth decontamination, with only a hot water cylinder excluded from the final bill.
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yeah he’s gonna pay it back $1/ week, coz he’s on the Bennie and can’t afford anymore. Glad not to be a landlord anymore.
Same here. Too much hassle and stress and costs being a landlord. Take them to the tenancy tribunal and they got nothing to pay.
You might be lucky
Insurance should look after the costs.
A compulsory work scheme to pay back the insurance company.
A conviction and prison sentence. Followed by a display cage in town with their crime on a sign.
A drug conviction stops them from leaving the country.
Gibbet
Yes we landlords are all moustache twirling villains, according to the globalist politicians. I have had a property trashed myself, its soul destroying and trying to get compensation, a massive uphill battle with everyone against you.