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The tribunal also made an order restraining Prime Rentals from committing any further breach of its duty to send bonds to the Bond Centre within the required time. While there is no legal requirement to charge a bond for a tenancy, it is considered best practice to do so. If a bond is charged, the Residential Tenancies Act requires the landlord, or property manager, to lodge it with the Tenancy Services bond centre within 23 working days of receiving it from the tenant. In the ruling, the adjudicator said evidence provided by MBIE showed that in each of the 23 cases the tenant paid the bon...

Rogers said she first dealt with Gray after renting a flat for Pairama through her in 2018. She said they paid his bond and regularly paid rent, without delay, until he moved out in September 2020 following the death of his wife. “We handed in the 21 days’ (notice) and moved him out and since then I’ve been fighting for his bond,” said Rogers. “I was emailing Amanda, ringing Amanda, and I haven’t had any emails or calls back from Amanda since October last year.” She said she had also contacted the Bond Centre numerous times and had been told they could not find the bond.

Te Aroha resident Dez Maney said it’s something he just has to put up with. “There’s a way around everything, it’s not a thing that will affect your living, so you just have to adjust accordingly.” Maney has lived in Te Aroha for his entire life and moved to the block of flats four years ago. He is now 90 years old and enjoys sharing his homegrown produce with his neighbours. But deputy mayor Neil Goodger wasn’t happy with the sudden price hike during a recent meeting when the decision was made. “I thought we had made a decision to increase them slowly every year, we should...

Ahloyan said she discovered Gray was no longer employed by Restate when she called the company trying to get in contact with her at the start of 2021. She said she was told Gray had left and formed her own company, taking her clients with her. SCPM was incorporated in September 2017. On January 29, new tenants entered Ahloyan’s property on Wai-iti Rd and paid their bond to Gray. Gray was then legally required to file the bond with Tenancy Services within 23 working days and provide a receipt to the tenants. Mytchall Bransgrove/Stuff The owner of a Wai-iti Rd property said she cancelled...

Auckland rental property bond lodgements plummet 30% in February: 4 possible reasons 4 May, 2021 02:00 AM 7 minutes to read Auckland bond lodgments dropped 30 per cent in February compared to last year. Photo / Peter Meecham Auckland bond lodgments dropped 30 per cent in February compared to last year. Photo / Peter Meecham The number of new Auckland residential bonds lodged with the state service for rental properties plummeted 30 per cent in February this year compared to last February, official statistics show. Bonds lodged is the best new tenancy indication but what woul...