What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 4794718?

The tribunal order states: The application is dismissed.

How much money was awarded in case 4794718?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4794718?

The primary dispute was Smoke alarms. Related themes: Exemplary damages.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4794718?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10144100-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 4794718?

The tribunal order states: The application is dismissed.

How much money was awarded in case 4794718?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4794718?

The primary dispute was Smoke alarms. Related themes: Exemplary damages.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4794718?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10144100-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

Flat 1, 8A Sophora Place, Parklands, Christchurch 8083 Tenancy Tribunal Case 4794718 — Smoke alarms

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Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing. Ms Rea represented the landlord.

The tenant is unhappy with the way that the landlord has treated her as a tenant and specifically with their failure to carry out maintenance to the premises properly or at all.

In the statement that accompanied her application, she refers to the condition of a sliding door, newly installed vinyl, fencing and the shower mixer. The statement refers more generally to the landlord’s attitude towards her which can be summed up by her feeling that they treat her as a second-class citizen.

I asked the tenant to tell me what remedy she wanted from the Tribunal. I pointed out that the Tribunal has the power to make a money award for compensation and exemplary damages and to make a work order requiring the landlord to carry out specific work. She responded that she did not want money, she wanted the landlord to carry out yearly inspections of the premises.

Ms Rea said that the landlord does carry out yearly inspections of its rental properties. They were done at the same time as checks on smoke alarms. The tenant disputed that. She accepted that there were yearly inspections for the smoke alarms but said that there was no general inspection of the premises at those times.

I pointed out to her that if she had specific concerns about the condition of the premises, she could raise them with the person who is there for an inspection or at any other time. She said that she had sent numerous letters to the landlord raising maintenance issues with them. She has not provided the Tribunal with copies of any such letters although she did provide copies of letters she has sent to the Minister of Housing.

Her request was that the Tribunal should order the landlord to carry out an assessment of the premises and to carry out yearly inspections. I explained that landlords have no legal obligation to carry out routine inspections and therefore I could not order them to do so.

Ms Rea said that the landlord was satisfied that they had properly addressed the maintenance issues that the tenant has raised and that there is no immediate need for any maintenance or repair to the premises. There was no evidence, apart from the tenant’s word, to contradict that. In any case, the tenant has not asked the Tribunal to make a work order or to provide her with any other remedy that the Tribunal has the power to provide.

I explained to the tenant that if she wants the Tribunal to provide her with a remedy that it has the power to provide, she must make an application to the Tribunal seeking the remedy and provide evidence to support her application.

In the circumstances I must dismiss the application.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing. Ms Rea represented the landlord.

The tenant is unhappy with the way that the landlord has treated her as a tenant and specifically with their failure to carry out maintenance to the premises properly or at all.

In the circumstances I must dismiss the application.

Tenancy Tribunal case 4794718 — Smoke alarms at Flat 1, 8A Sophora Place, Parklands, Christchurch 8083

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Tenancy Tribunal case 4794718 — Smoke alarms at Flat 1, 8A Sophora Place, Parklands, Christchurch 8083

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