'Disastrous tenants' wreak havoc in homesJenny Ling Kerikeri resident Di Maxwell has had four sets of "disastrous tenants" and would never be a landlord again. Four sets of "disastrous tenants" has put Kerikeri resident Di Maxwell off ever being a landlord again. Another woman had a secure job and young adult children and paid the rent really well for a year - "until she was off to Auckland and stopped paying the rent," owing $2000. MBIE housing and tenancy manager Jennifer Sykes says landlords should undertake "due diligence" when considering who to rent their property to. However, if this doesn't work, there are processes that both landlords and tenants are advised to take if there is a dispute."

Source: Stuff February 21, 2018 21:20 UTC