Landlords who fail to comply with the healthy home standard requirement, may suffer huge financial losses.
Earlier this year, a couple have been awarded more than $7000 in compensation after their rental was found to have serious mould.
The tenants moved out of the property in south Auckland they had been living for years in last December after heavy black mould were found in most parts of .
They claimed they had been unable to use four rooms in the six-bedroom, two-storey property for two whole years due to mould, included being unable to use the shower in a bathroom due to a leak and mould.
The tribunal found the house was uninhabitable due to the mould from August to December 2019.
Besides the heavy black mould and leaking problem, the property also has other issues like lack of smoke alarms, no ceiling insulation and unsafe decks.
Finally the tenants were awarded a total of $7773.75 in compensation and a rent refund for the mould, smoke alarms, insulation and decks.
Source: Stuff