Why can’t we?
Why can’t we as landlords simply give a tenant notice to vacate as per the Tenancies Act and have them go? Why do tenants have the right to appeal to say “No we won’t go”? Surely as the landlord, if you want the tenant out of your property and give them the required legal notice that should be the end of it?
It boggles the mind.
In recent news (http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/5763819/tribunal-rules-for-housing-nz-in-eviction-case/) Housing New Zealand had to go to the Tenancy Tribunal to have eviction notices upheld. This in itself is really annoying. Yet again, I cant help but ask.. If you give the tenant notice to vacate under the Residential Tenancies Act (and they are not in a fixed term lease) then why do they have the right to appeal that. Whether you have them as tenants is surely your choice?
What I found even more annoying was that the people being evicted had a QC as their lawyer and that he reprsented them at the Tenancy Tribunal. .
Whats more, they are now appealing the decision.
Its simply mind boggling.
Shayne Thurston
Lambton Property Management
