Landlords: Don’t forget breach notices

A landlord who claimed one of his tenants was selling methamphetamine to patched members of five well-known gangs and other people has had his bid for eviction thrown out because he did not issue breach notices or instigate proceedings before the Tenancy Tribunal.

Both the landlord and tenant were given name suppression.

The property is a flat in a complex of 10 is located at the front near the road and the landlord has an office at the site.

Even before the tenancy began in 2019, the landlord received a text from the tenant’s then partner, that wasn’t meant for him, asking the receiver if a third person “still wanted a point bag”. The landlord told the tribunal small quantities of methamphetamine are usually supplied in amounts referred to as “points”.