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Woman desperate for housing banned from showering more than once every three days
13 Feb, 2021 08:15 PM
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An Auckland woman has recounted a series of housing horrors - including being only allowed to shower once every three days. Photos / Getty Images, Mark Mitchell
An Auckland woman has recounted a series of housing horrors - including being only allowed to shower once every three days. Photos / Getty Images, Mark Mitchell
A woman says she was only allowed to shower once every three days and subjected to other draconian rules during a series of Auckland housing horrors.
Her plight was partly due to what a community leader described as unethical subletting and greedy landlords - but also an outcome of the broader housing crisis.
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 9:16 am
The New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF)
agrees with the Privacy Commissioner that the collection,
retention, and disclosure of personal information on tenants
must be open and fair,” says Sharon Cullwick, NZPIF
Executive Officer.
Due to the short supply of rental
homes, tenants are being asked for more information than is
required by a landlord for them to be assessed for a rental
property. Some information is vital for a landlord to be
able to make an assessment, such as name, proof of
identification, number of occupants, and pets. A landlord
may require to a credit check but will need to obtain
Rental woes as landlords turf out tenants ahead of law changes
22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Changes to the Residential Tenancies Agreement Act mean landlords can t terminate a tenancy without specific legal grounds, whereas previously landlords didn t need to give a reason. Photo / File
Jenny Ling is the Northern Advocate s feature writer and news reporterjenny.ling@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Northland residents struggling to find rental accommodation believe landlords are turfing them out ahead of new tenancy laws that come into effect next month. One Whangārei resident recently received 90 days notice from her landlord after living in the house for 10 years.