Dunedin students living in freezing flats avoid taking landlords to tribunal
Dunedin students are enduring unheated rental properties but often hesitate to pursue complaints through the Tenancy Tribunal.
Students in Dunedin are facing severely cold living conditions in their rental flats, with some describing temperatures inside as no warmer than outside. Despite knowing their homes fall short of acceptable standards, many students are reluctant to take formal action against their landlords through the Tenancy Tribunal.
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'Same temperature as outside': Students face frigid Dunedin flats
Students often know their homes are not up to scratch, but many will not risk taking their landlord to the Tenancy Tribunal.