Coupland v Malleum properties
Landlord wins · Hamilton · 2025-06-05
- Adjudicator
- Colin Elsby
- Dispute
- Maintenance, Substantial Interference
- Notice
- Maintenance (T6), Tenant rights (T2)
- Landlord
- Malleum Properties
- Tenant
- A.C., T.C.
- Landlord rep
- Carly Felton, David Ciobotaru
- Tenant rep
- Tira Muise
What happened
Tenants filed two applications (T6 for maintenance, T2 for substantial interference) due to a persistent cockroach infestation. They alleged the Landlord failed to resolve the issue, impacting their reasonable enjoyment of the unit. The Tenants vacated the property on December 31, 2023, prior to the hearing.
The ruling
The Tenants' applications for maintenance issues (T6) and substantial interference (T2) related to a cockroach infestation are dismissed. The Board found the Landlord's actions to address the problem were reasonable, even though the infestation persisted. Therefore, the Landlord was not found to be in breach of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.