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Tenancy Tribunal Orders Tenant to Clean Room After Takeaway Rubbish Causes Odour

From NZ Herald · () English

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  • A New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal case involved a tenant whose room reportedly smelled after old takeaway food and soft-drink rubbish accumulated.
  • The landlord sought an order after repeated requests to clean the room failed.
  • The tribunal can order a landlord to carry out work if a tenant does not comply with the law.

A landlord who could not send a messy tenant to time out after repeated requests to clean his room turned to New Zealand’s Tenancy Tribunal instead.

According to a recently released decision, old takeaway food and fizzy-drink rubbish caused an odour so strong that it spread to other parts of the flat. The tribunal can order a landlord to do the work if a tenant fails to comply with the law.

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