PHOTO: SHARNAE HOPE/STUFF Te Aroha landlord Peter Spitters said he has had a few issues with tenants, but this case is the worst.
A Te Aroha landlord is calling the tenancy tribunal “unfair towards landlords” after his “worst tenant” was ordered to pay only $50.44 on top of the bond after creating $25,000 worth of damage.
Peter Spitters, 72, applied for compensation, refund of the bond and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy after a tenant smashed holes in the wall, ruined the carpet and broke several doors and windows.
“There’s holes all over the walls and you can see where they tried to patch them up, they kicked one of the doors in and there’s stains all over the carpet and child drawings on the walls,” Spitters said.
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