A Christchurch landlord has been ordered to pay nearly $40,000 by the Tenancy Tribunal, due to multiple rule breaches, including substandard housing conditions which contributed to a child developing rheumatic heart disease.
The landlords shifted to Australia without appointing a local agent to oversee the property which did not comply with insulation or smoke alarm requirements.
Some rooms were so damp and mouldy, the tenants couldn't use them at all.
The manager of the Tenants Protection Association Christchurch Penny Arthur talks to Māni Dunlop.
