When New Plymouth couple Lynne and Leon Roborgh were looking for a home in Auckland to retire to, Unit 9, Ponsonby Gardens, appealed as an ideal unit to rent until they could move.
Sunday, March 20th 2005, 5:34AM
by The Landlord
At first they were not worried when an open home was cancelled because water had leaked into the dining room after a downpour. They bought on condition the leak would be repaired.
But in July 1997 came the first sign the roof had not been properly fixed.
Their tenant phoned to say water was pouring through a bedroom light - and he was leaving.
More repairs were done but the leaks continued.
Their new tenant complained of setting the alarm to wake hourly during the night to empty a 10-litre bucket.
Repairs took eight months, with tenants paying 50 per cent rent.
