Tenant from hell

PHOTO: 1 NEWS first reported on the problems he was causing at the end of last year, but he has a history of duping landlords. Source: 1 NEWS

A Northland man described as the ‘tenant from hell’ with a history of duping vulnerable home owners has been pinged by the Tenancy Tribunal.

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The ruling comes as a relief to those in the property market following multiple changes to the tenancy law taking some power away from landlords.

Raymond Bird has now left the property many months after he said he needed two months’ worth of temporary accommodation, after an order from the Tenancy Tribunal.

Landlord Michelle Hicks told 1 NEWS her story in December.

She had to cancel all her summer bookings because Bird and his family of four refused to move out.

“It was harrowing actually, I’ve had a couple of breakdowns,” she said.

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