The worst landlord in New Zealand is the Government!

The Herald reports:

Two pensioners claim they’ve fielded death threats from their state housing neighbours, including a Black Power gang member who allegedly threatened to slit an 82-year-old’s throat and watch him “bleed out”.

And though they feel terrorised in their long-time home, the couple say Kāinga Ora is powerless to evict the offending tenants despite a prolonged campaign of intimidation and fear.

Police have been called to the Whangārei property about 20 times since the family moved into it earlier this year. The pensioners – aged 69 and 82, who live in the neighbouring Kāinga Ora house – say they are at breaking point and suffering constant anxiety.

This is cruel despicable treatment of the pensioners. Every New Zealander, but especially vulnerable elderly, should be able to feel safe in their home.

The gang member responsible should be in prison, not in a state house.

In response to multiple complaints about the tenants’ antisocial behaviour, Kāinga Ora has halved the couple’s rent, paid for them to attend weekly counselling sessions and arranged for a security firm to visit the property five times a day due to safety concerns – costing taxpayers more than $5000.

So the pensioners are terrified, the taxpayer is footing extra bills and who is suffering no consequence? You got it – the gang members.

Kāinga Ora had offered to find the couple alternative accommodation but they did not feel they should be forced to move as a result of their neighbours’ behaviour.

The woman said a Kāinga Ora tenancy manager admitted the agency was powerless to evict antisocial tenants due to a “directive” that protected state housing clients.

She was disgusted that people enjoying a taxpayer-funded property could terrorise residents without consequence or fear of eviction.

“We are now having to leave because my husband’s life has been threatened and she has threatened to kill me. It’s appalling.

“It’s a privilege to have one of these homes and they’ve just abused the system.

The directive of course comes from the Labour Government. Everyone should be disgusted that the Government allows this sort of behaviour from state house tenants. Any other landlord would have evicted the wrong doers months ago,

Kāinga Ora denies there is any such directive but admits evictions are a last resort reserved for “extreme” cases.

So this case is not extreme enough? Are they waiting for an actual killing?

While the agency had the legal right to evict tenants, this could result in worse long-term outcomes for clients and their families.

The blunt translation of this is that Kainga Ora doesn’t give a f**k about the community. It allows its tenants to terrorise neighbours with no consequences. Their behaviour is shameful.