Taranaki family's compensation win ends rental nightmareSIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF A landlord has been rapped over the knuckles by the Tenancy Tribunal for his tardiness in fixing a hole in the bathroom floor of a South Taranaki rental property. A family who claimed they were trapped in a damp and leaking rental property which made them sick have won a bid for compensation. SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF In June, Hawera woman Bronwyn Washer went public with concerns about the state of her rental property. SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF Washer and her husband won a bid for compensation after a Tenancy Tribunal hearing this month. SIMON O'CONNOR/Fairfax NZ Evidence of the damage in one of the rooms of a South Taranaki rental property the Washers used to live in.

Source: Stuff August 22, 2017 03:33 UTC