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A landlord and his property management business have been ordered to pay more than $60,000 in exemplary damages after tenants at 34 properties complained of cockroaches, sewage overflows and holes in their walls and floors.
Quan Shu, also known as Marshall, and ARent1 Ltd were investigated by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team after complaints from tenants in Auckland and Rotorua.
They were jointly ordered to pay $61,150.44 by the Tenancy Tribunal for breaches across 34 different tenancies. The co-landlords have also been restrained from committing the same unlawful acts, including failing to provide premises in a reasonable state of cleanliness and failing to lodg
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