Calling all lawyers, Police and maybe Northland riders

[Big Dan]

I got a call from me lovely girl friend who lives in Whangarei yesterday upset over what her ex flatmate done heres the low down

She moved out about a month ago after finding a place closer to work, She gave her months notice to the Head Tenant which is fine. two weeks later he goes to her "i want you out by the end of the week" So she moves out before the end of the week with all her power and water bills paid in full. She does the tidy up as you do when leaving a place to get her bond back. The Head Tenant says i'll sort it and get it to you next week. so two weeks pass and still no bond so she asks again to get told " i'll have to see what the water and power bill is and give you whats left after that" so now another two weeks has pass and nothing her old neighbour was going to visit her yesterday at her new place and thought "i'll just wip next door and see if there was any mail for her" while he was there he asked about the bond as a favor to my gf and was greeted by the Head tenant threatening to hit him(which last time i checked was against the law) so her friend then leaves and proceeds to go to her new place and in that time the Head Tenant rings my gf and leaves a very abusive and threatening message on her answerphone which has since caused her distress emotionly and scared he will come after her.

My questions are

1.What are her rights in getting this bond back
2.What are her rights protecting her self from him
3.Can he be charged with anything

Northland Riders!!

Was wondering weather or not Punga Grove is on you route on your Wednesday night rides?

Any advice would be greatly appricated and rewarded with bling

Thanks All

Big Dan

[klingon]

hmmm... well I'm none of the things described in your header but I'll see if I can help. My first thought was that she needs to go to the tenancy tribunal http://www.dbh.govt.nz/tenancy-tribunal. But that's for disputes between landlords and tenants - so unless she has a written agreement with the head tenant, I doubt that they will be able to help her.

On the other hand, it may help to call and ask them for advice in this situation. They must deal with this kind of thing all the time. For tenancy advice and information call 0800 TENANCY (0800 83 62 62).

Good luck.

[scracha]

Tell her to keep message on answering machine. Visit said arsehole with "backup" and politely tell them if the money isn't forthcoming then the threatening message on the answering machine will be going to the rozzers. If that doesn't work just tell said fuckwit that "you know where they live" but "they don't know where you live" and smile politely.

[Laava]

Tenancy tribunal dude, what are we talking about, $600.00 or so?
All part of the grief of living and dealing with other people I'm afraid. I hope your lady gets some satisfaction but honestly, the stress of it is the worst part and going around there to bust heads will not help. Maybe there is more to this than I'm aware but the important thing is her state of mind. I've been ripped off like this too and know how pissed off you must be. Karma tho, what goes around etc!

[Mikkel]

The tenancy tribunal should help, it doesn't matter if she's got a written tenancy agreement or not. The second you start paying rent somewhere you have certain rights. Actually, the head tenant could not throw her out since he has to give her 3 weeks notice IIRC.

And if she has settled all accounts and the other tenants can not find any valid argument against that claim she should of course have her money back ASAP.

Trust me, it can suck either way. We've recently had a flatmate move out and I have to explain to him time and again what the bond is for... And he has still not sorted out the bloody oil stains he managed to smear all over the driveway. (If anyone has any good advice on getting rid of such things do feel free to PM me).

[Grub]

If it was her name on Power and Telephone, just have her go in and close those accounts.

If they have been formally and legally transferred to someone else then she's ok on that score.

Second thing she needs to do is make sure the Bond Holder i.e. Housing Corp knows there is a dispute on the Bond. The trouble is, this is between flatties, not between landlord and tenant. That means that probably neither the Tenancy Tribual nor Housing Corp can do anything - it's a civil matter.

Best bet in my mind is getting the big stirring stick out and talking to the andlord and letting him/her know what has happened. That might make life difficult for the head tenant.

[Patch]

Just pay the mofo a friendly visit


Acid or steam cleaner to remove oil stains

[BMW]

I've been ripped off like this too and know how pissed off you must be. Karma tho, what goes around etc!

yes I was the other side of the coin since I was the head person. Flattie still owes me money!

ya right- what goes around....

[Nasty]

I list all tenants on the bond form and they all contribute to it. If the bond is held in this way at the Bond Centre then she has a way to put in a dispute - if the bond is held in the name of the head tenant only - there is a lesson to be learned from this. Apart from that .. if she has copies of the bills and what she has paid and to whom then small claims costs bugger all .. but the threating call I would take to the police.

[Sanx]

If she had a tenancy contract with the head tenant, then she can go to the tenanacy tribunal. But I doubt that somehow. Even going to the small claims court will end up in a he-said she-said argument; it's unlikely that, either side will be able to convince the powers that be that their version of the story is the true one. Not unless the other side majorly fucks up, that is.

Best idea: get all the documentation together, get your story atraight and go and see a lawyer from the Citizen's Advice Bureau. If your other half is under 25, she can call YouthLaw on 09-309-6967 for free advice.