Toothless watchdog

The Tenancy Tribunal's recent action to have a troublesome houseload removed will be being watched closely by all landlords in NZ. They know it is toothless and procedures always favour the tenant. If the Housing Corp, with Police help cannot action the eviction, what chance do private landlords stand?

The tenants have been reportedly acting as little scumbags as below

frequent complaints from neighbours, including acts of violence, intimidation, burglary, drunken and disorderly behaviour and theft committed by family members against the locals

High noon for vacating the property passed at midnight last night and after having engaged the services of a lawyer they managed to get an extension of time for a week because the tenants dear old mum is unwell and cannot attend an eviction hearing.

The spin doctor at Housing Corp puts it more delicately -

The mother is allegedly ill and so we are very mindful of that

This government SOE is feeling now doubt 'vulnerable', even though they have a tribunal order. I say, too scared to put any pressure on, as the Prime Minister has recently been very supportive of another certain SOE supposedly murdering one of its customers. I say the floodgates are now fully wedged open and this is the first example of an SOE not having the guts to serve normal business process.

Further, the tenants, after having made themselves 'persona non grata' in that street are asking for another tenancy with the Housing Corp. Gutsy call.