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Another red flag on renting out property in NZ which makes me ask is this for real(?) it’s all landlords problem to solve and no accountability on the tenant despite a clear contract & RTA statements
Tenant has Partner live with her. He is not on the Tenancy. Partner & her have a fight. Partner uses keys & enters property while she’s not there; pours petrol thru house and smashes up walls. Police called; he gets charged, locks get changed. We’re all jumping into make sure she is safe & ok.
Assessor puts forward cost to repair damages. She then calls Tenancy services & states nothing to do with her everyone can pi$$ off; which Tenancy services agree with. Tenancy tell her that it is a criminal damage claim & between myself as owner of the property and her partner.
I see it differently- this person was invited into the property by the tenant, gave keys to them and damaged the property under the tenants responsibility & because of the tenant. The tenant is liable via our contract & statements on damage; if she chooses to reclaim costs from the partner that is her right of recourse..
I have no relationship to her partner and no ability to enforce any claims as it is outside of the contract. I need to now pay, get the time & setup a legal claim and continue to chase..including enforcement when the person stops paying which we know happens..
So despite a contract I as landlord am now responsible for stepping in to tidy up the damage done by tenants ‘guests’(?)
..RTA is a total crock..rents don’t cover the cost of this type of Accountability & spoon feeding
Thoughts?
Another red flag on renting out property in NZ which makes me ask is this for real(?) it’s all landlords problem to solve and no accountability on the tenant despite a clear contract & RTA statements
Tenant has Partner live with her. He is not on the Tenancy. Partner & her have a fight. Partner uses keys & enters property while she’s not there; pours petrol thru house and smashes up walls. Police called; he gets charged, locks get changed. We’re all jumping into make sure she is safe & ok.
Assessor puts forward cost to repair damages. She then calls Tenancy services & states nothing to do with her everyone can pi$$ off; which Tenancy services agree with. Tenancy tell her that it is a criminal damage claim & between myself as owner of the property and her partner.
I see it differently- this person was invited into the property by the tenant, gave keys to them and damaged the property under the tenants responsibility & because of the tenant. The tenant is liable via our contract & statements on damage; if she chooses to reclaim costs from the partner that is her right of recourse..
I have no relationship to her partner and no ability to enforce any claims as it is outside of the contract. I need to now pay, get the time & setup a legal claim and continue to chase..including enforcement when the person stops paying which we know happens..
So despite a contract I as landlord am now responsible for stepping in to tidy up the damage done by tenants ‘guests’(?)
..RTA is a total crock..rents don’t cover the cost of this type of Accountability & spoon feeding
Thoughts?
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