Some of the rubbish left by a tenant in a sleepout he rented. Photo: SuppliedWhen Nicky McKenzie saw the state of her rented sleepout, she was greeted with every landlord’s worst nightmare. The male tenant, who had rented the sleepout on her Islington property for about a year had vanished. Landlords will have to issue a tenant three written notices for separate anti-social acts within 90 days then apply to the Tenancy Tribunal to terminate the tenancy. As well as this, the Tenancy Tribunal’s ability penalties against a bad landlord or bad tenant will rise from $50,000 to $100,000.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 15, 2021 00:06 UTC