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[artemis]

Meanwhile, an article in the Herald today (paywalled) 'Ghost houses' increasing - why are 40,000 homes lying vacant in Auckland? mentions that HUD has hired 1200 extra public servants at state housing provider Kainga Ora and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development since September 2017. Guess...

[artemis]

Good point Perry but Tenancy Services being overwhelmed is their problem. Your question is a good approach, though, and could be followed up with the supplementary questions about minimum evidence, and especially the authority for. Could ask TS for other relevant TT decisions.

Some of the...

[artemis]

The tenant (the person on the tenancy agreement) remains liable until she is removed from the agreement, including for damage. I don't think just returning the keys or unilaterally asking to be released ends the contract. (Thinking she would need to apply to the Disputes Tribunal. Is that correct?)...

[artemis]

Think these are issued by the principal adjudicator, so responsibility of the DoJ not Tenancy Services. But Tenancy Services / HUD owns the RT Act....

[artemis]

I would start by putting a request to Tenancy Services, in writing, along the lines of Perry's 1. above. Be very specific. Use the email form at the bottom of their Contact page - these are assigned a reference and monitored. They are fairly quick to respond, in my experience, though you also have the...

[artemis]

What was the signed date on the fixed term tenancy agreement (not the tenancy start date)? If before 11 Feb this year terminating it is much simpler. No reason needed but there are specific notice dates to be followed.

More info here -

https://www.tenancy.govt.nz/starting...