Serious threats lead to eviction

The landlord, who believed his life was seriously in danger from tenant Martin Dennis Olley, who was blinded by rage, has had his urgent application for eviction granted by the Tenancy Tribunal.

Collett Realty had let one of its flats at Unsworth Drive, on Auckland’s North Shore to Olley, who during May threatened tenants, seriously assaulted one tenant in the complex, and menaced the property manager.

Collett provided CCTV still images to the tribunal showing Olley chasing the assaulted tenant, and coming back to the assaulted tenant’s premises.

The tenant sent multiple text messages to the property manager who went to the complex, found it was an emergency situation and went into the assaulted tenant’s premises.