PHOTO: BRADEN FASTIER/STUFF – Renters and landlords both agree on one thing – they feel the Tenancy Tribunal favours the other side.
Questions are being raised about how the Tenancy Tribunal operates, adding fuel to an argument that renters struggle to get justice from their main avenue of appeal.
But many in the landlord community believe tribunal decisions actually tend to favour the tenant.
While there is no data on how many decisions favour landlords or tenants, Ministry of Justice records show landlords indisputably bring the bulk of cases to the tribunal.
Disputing decisions can also be an issue. The cost of appealing a tribunal decision to a court may be a barrier, and rehearings are granted or denied by the same adjudicator that made the initial ruling.
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