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Compensation Payments to tenants evicted under the Meth Policy operating under the last National Led Government

Miles Stratford made this Official Information request to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities

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From: Miles Stratford

Dear Housing New Zealand Corporation,

The Housing Minster has advised that initial payments have been made to tenants wrongly evicted under the historic meth policy Housing New Zealand (HNZ) operated https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/progr...

1 / Please provide a copy of the Meth Policy and the basis on which it was applied

2/ Of the approximately 800 tenants who are reported as being in line for compensation payments, in how many instances, did HNZ believe it had sufficient evidence to hold these people accountable under the 'balance of probabilities' test that is used to determine liability under the Residential Tenancies Act?

3/ The the top 5 cases by quantum of loss to HNZ, please provide details of the costs to HNZ of the meth related damage and repair costs to HNZ, including copies of test results, meth test reports and recommendations for decontamination,along with copies of the evidence that HNZ used to hold the people in question accountable?

4/ What compensation payouts are likely to be made to the parties who were wrongly held accountable for these particular losses?

Yours faithfully,

Miles Stratford

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Official Information request - Compensation Payments to tenants evicted under the Meth Policy operating under the last
National Led Government
Dear Housing New Zealand Corporation,

The Housing Minster has advised that initial payments have been made to tenants wrongly evicted under the historic meth
policy Housing New Zealand (HNZ) operated
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/progr...

1 / Please provide a copy of the Meth Policy and the basis on which it was applied

2/ Of the approximately 800 tenants who are reported as being in line for compensation payments, in how many instances, did
HNZ believe it had sufficient evidence to hold these people accountable under the 'balance of probabilities' test that is
used to determine liability under the Residential Tenancies Act?

3/ The the top 5 cases by quantum of loss to HNZ, please provide details of the costs to HNZ of the meth related damage and
repair costs to HNZ, including copies of test results, meth test reports and recommendations for decontamination,along with
copies of the evidence that HNZ used to hold the people in question accountable?

4/ What compensation payouts are likely to be made to the parties who were wrongly held accountable for these particular
losses?

Yours faithfully,

Miles Stratford

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Dear Miles

 

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Description: Official Information request - Compensation Payments to tenants evicted under the Meth Policy operating under the
last National Led Government

Dear Housing New Zealand Corporation,

The Housing Minster has advised that initial payments have been made to tenants wrongly evicted under the historic meth policy
Housing New Zealand (HNZ) operated
[5]https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/progr...

1 / Please provide a copy of the Meth Policy and the basis on which it was applied

2/ Of the approximately 800 tenants who are reported as being in line for compensation payments, in how many instances, did HNZ
believe it had sufficient evidence to hold these people accountable under the 'balance of probabilities' test that is used to
determine liability under the Residential Tenancies Act?

3/ The the top 5 cases by quantum of loss to HNZ, please provide details of the costs to HNZ of the meth related damage and
repair costs to HNZ, including copies of test results, meth test reports and recommendations for decontamination,along with
copies of the evidence that HNZ used to hold the people in question accountable?

4/ What compensation payouts are likely to be made to the parties who were wrongly held accountable for these particular losses?

Yours faithfully,

Miles Stratford

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Very cheeky, given the due date was yesterday.

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Dear Miles

 

On behalf of Housing New Zealand, please find attached its full response
to your OIA request dated 4 December 2018. Also attached are four sets of
pdf documents, which contain the information your requested in your Q3.

 

 

 
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Zealand Government
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From: Miles Stratford

Dear Rachel,

Thank you for your response of the 21st of February.

In your answer to the second question you have noted tenancies were ended where thresholds of the time were exceeded. You have also advised that the individual with the tenancy agreement was responsible for the contamination, either directly or indirectly, and held that individual accountable by ending their tenancy.

This advice indicates that ALL tenants who found themselves in this position were held accountable. Other advice from people who had experience of the Housing New Zealand Policy, indicated that where there was no evidence of responsibility on the part of the tenants who were occupying the house at the time meth residues were identified, those tenants were compensated as a result of being placed in an environment where meth residues were present that exceeded the thresholds of the time.

Please confirm that ALL tenants who found themselves in property where historic thresholds were exceeded, had their tenancies terminated and were held accountable for the costs associated with addressing the meth residue issues which were identified.

Yours sincerely,

Miles Stratford

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From: Miles Stratford

Dear Rachel,

Having reviewed the reports supplied, experience suggests some reports are missing. Please confirm the reports supplied are ALL of the reports relating to each property.

Please also confirm which report relates to which amount of cost to fix.

Yours sincerely,

Miles Stratford

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From: Miles Stratford

Dear Rachel,

Having reviewed the reports supplied, experience suggests some reports are missing. Please confirm the reports supplied are ALL of the reports relating to each property.

Please also confirm which report relates to which amount of cost to fix.

Yours sincerely,

Miles Stratford

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Please find attached Housing New Zealand’s response.

 

 
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From: Miles Stratford

Dear Rachel

thanks for your letter. While a simple yes or no would have been suffice, I appreciate you directing me toward the relevant parts of the report.

Yours sincerely,

Miles Stratford

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