Photo: Getty Images / FileNew rules for renters could be damaging for victims of domestic abuse, a Christchurch family violence spokesperson says. Under the act, victims will only need to give landlords two days' notice, with evidence, to withdraw from a tenancy. However, manager of Christchurch-based family violence agency Aviva, Gwenda Kendrew, said evidence of abuse is often unseen and difficult to display. "I don't want to hear that a client of ours that is experiencing family violence is interrogated by a landlord who may not have any skills or knowledge in that specific area." Kendrew says she is concerned around what kind of evidence landlords will ask for, and if it will continue to keep the integrity of the tenant.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 14, 2021 19:18 UTC