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The Residential Tenancies Act stipulates that a “tenant only has to leave the premises in a reasonably clean and tidy condition”, though what is reasonably clean and tidy can be subjective. There was no way we would have meet our property manager’s expectations with that clean. Our cleaning list from the property manager included the requirement that all windows, windowsills and frames needed to be cleaned. Floors and skirting boards, fridges, ovens and fireplaces also needed to be spotless and, according to our cleaning list, particular attention needed to be paid to the bathroom. The end of tenancy cleaning list from Ray White is even more prescriptive, with expectations that departing tenants will clean and polish sink taps, for example.
Faulty meter reader sees power company sting woman with $600 bill
20 Jan, 2021 03:38 AM
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There was a fault with the smart reader in Rowdon s home for months. Photo / 123RF
There was a fault with the smart reader in Rowdon s home for months. Photo / 123RF
A power company fixing a dodgy meter reader in a new Omaha home resulted in its owner being stung with a $630 bill just before Christmas.
Jill Rowdon s home is only three years old but between May and December last year the smart meter stopped communicating properly with Genesis.
The meter is connected to a direct debit payment, meaning the retiree had no idea there was anything out of the ordinary until a contractor was sent to fix it last month.
Elderly woman in tears after shock $1000 power bill
19 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Hazel Jones, 93, received a special reading bill for $1,016.69 from Genesis Energy because her smart reader hasn t been communicating properly for more than a year. Photo / Dean Purcell
Hazel Jones, 93, received a special reading bill for $1,016.69 from Genesis Energy because her smart reader hasn t been communicating properly for more than a year. Photo / Dean Purcell
Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz
An elderly woman was left in tears after a shock power bill claiming she owed her electricity provider more than $1000.
West Auckland resident Hazel Jones thought she was up to date with her bill - but Genesis Energy claims she has been undercharged for almost a year due to a fault with her smart reader.
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