1 Aug 2023

Damp, draughty & mouldy: Renter wants accountability on healthy homes

From Checkpoint, 5:18 pm on 1 August 2023

An Auckland renter is calling for more accountability for property managers after discovering her flat failed the government's Healthy Homes Standards.

When Sarah Yates moved into the Mt Eden flat, she found it was was damp, draughty and covered in mould, clearly in breach of the standards.

Now, she wants to see more compliance from landlords as she takes her own to the tenancy tribunal.

Finn Blackwell has the story.