Can't trust no one - flatmate dramas

[bamaboy]

thanks FJ rider. will surely appreciate that. spent 8 years ever since in NZ in the north island.
time to do the south. couple of places 10 to 15 kms from qtown come up as 250 Bucks for 3 bdrm per week, out in the bush but got epic views and actually better then the current so call "cul de- sack-my-balls-in-a-cracker-jacker" house in mission bay. not sure if ill miss the sunny days mission bay traffic. i guess the new Michelins i got at a sweet deal from cycletreads are meant to get ridden in the south island roads. 5 years to the k8, 30+k and heaps more to come!

okay enuf of the jack daniels and sheesha pipe! will get some sleep!

ride safe kiwibikers!

[FJRider]

thanks FJ rider. will surely appreciate that. spent 8 years ever since in NZ in the north island.
time to do the south. couple of places 10 to 15 kms from qtown come up as 250 Bucks for 3 bdrm per week, out in the bush but got epic views and actually better then the current so call "cul de- sack-my-balls-in-a-cracker-jacker" house in mission bay. not sure if ill miss the sunny days mission bay traffic. i guess the new Michelins i got at a sweet deal from cycletreads are meant to get ridden in the south island roads. 5 years to the k8, 30+k and heaps more to come!

I will get a few copies of the local rags ... and PM you my E.mail to send your addy.

Take a look in my photo albums at some of the Queenstown/Paradise sunny day rides.

I pay $170 for a 2 bdrm flat in Alexandra.

[bamaboy]

I will get a few copies of the local rags ... and PM you my E.mail to send your addy.

Take a look in my photo albums at some of the Queenstown/Paradise sunny day rides.

I pay $170 for a 2 bdrm flat in Alexandra.

170 BUCKS!? thats what i pay for a shitty lil room for which i had to paint over the 1940s wallpaper with all this hassle! hELLO QUEENSTOWN!

This Queenstown Idea IS ALLTIME! TV, bed, whiteware all going firstthing on trademe tom morning. now need to find out cheapest quote to ship the bloody snowboard and kiteboards along with some clean underwear down there.
if you see a blue white gixer zooming down there with a backpack tied sideways to the pillion seat around there. make sure you give me that ace wave! someone even told me once theres less popooo there! but will keep the escort9k wired in regardless

[FJRider]

170 BUCKS!? thats what i pay for a shitty lil room for which i had to paint over the 1940s wallpaper with all this hassle! hELLO QUEENSTOWN!

This Queenstown Idea IS ALLTIME! TV, bed, whiteware all going firstthing on trademe tom morning. now need to find out cheapest quote to ship the bloody snowboard and kiteboards along with some clean underwear down there.
if you see a blue white gixer zooming down there with a backpack tied sideways to the pillion seat around there. make sure you give me that ace wave! someone even told me once theres less popooo there! but will keep the escort9k wired in regardless

I'm sure you will be in contact before you come south. We got another Popo on the beat now. Three all up NOW in Paradise ....

The Twizel cop and the Haast cop are pretty mean ...

[unstuck]

Good for you Bamaboy, taking the grown up approach. If I ever grow up, thats what I would do. You will surely love the south island, unless you come to Gorrre of course.

[FJRider]

Good for you Bamaboy, taking the grown up approach. If I ever grow up, thats what I would do. You will surely love the south island, unless you come to Gorrre of course.

He might be able to get Banjo lessons in Queenstown ...

[Mom]

Let me guess...DC stands for Dirty Cunt!?

Sorry I have no helpful advice but I'm sure Mom will be along shortly with some.

Hiya!

Some questions for you.

You both signed a fixed term tenancy contract, when it was renewed did you do new paperwork or did you all just verbally agree to extend? Do you have these extensions in writting? Your landlord is the one that has made a mistake by not doing the correct paperwork at the end of the last fixed term. At that point there should have been a new bond lodged. The original bond should have been refunded (requiring both your signatures) and a new bond from the now single lessee lodged. SO there is a clear breach of the rules here. You will have to go to the tribunal (you can down load the form from their website http://www.dbh.govt.nz/tenancy-index) and deposit the fee to lodge at the Westpac bank. You wont have too much trouble getting your bond back.

Now, were you paying rent all the time you were out of the house? If so, then your lovely DC has taken serious advantage. This is not a tennancy issue as I read it. It is a civil matter and will only end in tears. To recover anything out of it you need to take a claim to the Disputes Tribunal. Make sure you include things in your claim like, an agreement that you can not be held account able for any damage to the property while you have been away, that sort of stuff. No one will wln, but it does not cost much and takes up time and will be annoying for DC so might be worth persuing just for the hell of it

Next. Are you still paying rent to the landlord? If so you need to stop doing so as you are no longer a joint lessee. You have become a flatmate and need to come to an agreement regarding your share of costs etc. Close that bank account the rent is coming out of for starters. Not your problem now. Keep the landlord appraised of what you are doing. He will miss out on some rent that DC will have to come up with as he is the tenant. Not your problem now.

I am off to work now, but will keep an eye on this thread. PM me if you would like to I am happy to help.

Last bit of advice.

Move out, sooner rather than later.

[unstuck]

He might be able to get Banjo lessons in Queenstown ...

Depends how many fingers he has.

[FJRider]

Hiya!

Some questions for you ....

Looks like he's decided to get a life (back) and seriously looking at a life down here in Paradise. (Well Queenstown anyway)

The flat issues then are really just loose ends that are easily sorted.

[FJRider]

Depends how many fingers he has.

It would be easier with 6 fingers .... admittedly ...

[sinfull]

Hiya!

sooner rather than later.

Ummmm yep ............ but better late than never

[Paul in NZ]

CRACKUP dangsta!

paul, bandit bandit and rest of you grown up lots. thanks for the advice. it has been complied with!

topped up the sanity with reps to all you fellas including those with sheldonitis as I guess you still spent time out of your lives to read about and sort another biker out!

so yup big thanks everyone!

Its all good...

What I have found is that any fool can adopt an intractable or actively hostile position and ramp up an argument which will end up with you explaining it all to a judge or a policeman while you slowly realize that you may have just let things get a tad out of hand.... OR remember that you should always leave something on the table for the other guy or at least an honorable way out. Once one side acts reasonably the other side usually does likewise BUT if they don't - you can at least say you tried before punching them in the throat...

If its really getting heated stop and think - would I really want to go to jail over this?

Glad you had a good outcome....

[Berries]

He might be able to get Banjo lessons in Queenstown ...

Well let's face it, he'll struggle to get good flat mates.

[jasonu]

Hiya!

Some questions for you.

You both signed a fixed term tenancy contract, when it was renewed did you do new paperwork or did you all just verbally agree to extend? Do you have these extensions in writting? Your landlord is the one that has made a mistake by not doing the correct paperwork at the end of the last fixed term. At that point there should have been a new bond lodged. The original bond should have been refunded (requiring both your signatures) and a new bond from the now single lessee lodged. SO there is a clear breach of the rules here. You will have to go to the tribunal (you can down load the form from their website http://www.dbh.govt.nz/tenancy-index) and deposit the fee to lodge at the Westpac bank. You wont have too much trouble getting your bond back.

Now, were you paying rent all the time you were out of the house? If so, then your lovely DC has taken serious advantage. This is not a tennancy issue as I read it. It is a civil matter and will only end in tears. To recover anything out of it you need to take a claim to the Disputes Tribunal. Make sure you include things in your claim like, an agreement that you can not be held account able for any damage to the property while you have been away, that sort of stuff. No one will wln, but it does not cost much and takes up time and will be annoying for DC so might be worth persuing just for the hell of it

Next. Are you still paying rent to the landlord? If so you need to stop doing so as you are no longer a joint lessee. You have become a flatmate and need to come to an agreement regarding your share of costs etc. Close that bank account the rent is coming out of for starters. Not your problem now. Keep the landlord appraised of what you are doing. He will miss out on some rent that DC will have to come up with as he is the tenant. Not your problem now.

I am off to work now, but will keep an eye on this thread. PM me if you would like to I am happy to help.

Last bit of advice.

Move out, sooner rather than later.

You're a bit late sista.

[wickle]

('and takes over the 3 garages of the flat with his business stuff. )

does the council know he's running a business from residental property, down this way % of rates are allocated at commerical rates if you run a business from residental property . landlord would not be happy with him! I may have missed what type of business he is running but a lot require a licence to do so!