The downstairs of a rental, not shown in this image, was significantly damaged following Auckland’s flash flooding that affected hundreds of homes. Photo / Dean Purcell
Auckland tenants spent months confined to the upstairs of their damp rental property after their landlord failed to repair damage caused during two major floods earlier this year.
Now, that landlord has been ordered to pay his tenants more than $15,000.
The landlord – whose name is suppressed – was initially alerted to potential problems in March 2020 after a significant downpour when his tenant called to say the garage would likely flood in the future due to the trajectory of the driveway.
Three months later the garage and downstairs bedroom flooded forcing the tenant to send the landlord a quote for two options of installing a channel grate in front of the garage door. The landlord chose to ignore these options and…
