PHOTO: SUPPLIED Kelly Hannifin was upset that she wasn’t allowed her bond back because she hadn’t had the carpet professionally cleaned.
A tenant whose landlord withheld her bond because she would not get the carpets professionally cleaned says more renters should know their rights.
Kelly Hannifin had rented a central Christchurch flat for more than two years when she shifted out at the end of April.
The landlord, Whittle Knight and Boatwood Estate Agents, wanted to take a carpet cleaning fee of $90 from her bond and withheld the entire $840 while the matter went to the Tenancy Tribunal.
She had asked that they only withhold the cleaning amount and release the remaining $750 because it was money she was relying on.
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