Kāinga Ora terminates Ōtara tenancy over uninhabitable conditions
Kāinga Ora ended a state house tenancy in Ōtara after finding the flat heavily soiled and unfit for habitation.
Kāinga Ora staff required full protective equipment to enter a state house in Ōtara, which was found to have floors heavily soiled with dirt, animal excrement and rotting food. The organisation deemed the property no longer fit to live in. The tenancy was terminated following the discovery.
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Ōtara tenancy terminated after Kāinga Ora finds flat uninhabitable
Kāinga Ora staff who donned full protective equipment and picked a lock to gain entry to a state house were hit by a strong smell of animal excrement, rotting food and general uncleanliness.
NZ Herald
Ōtara tenancy terminated after Kāinga Ora finds flat uninhabitable
The floors were heavily soiled with dirt, animal excrement and rotting food.
Stuff
‘Filth’ and animal faeces: Kāinga Ora tenant loses Ōtara home
The Tenancy Tribunal heard staff needed full PPE to enter the Ōtara property, which Kāinga Ora considered no longer fit to live in.