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Judd v Davidson [2017] NZDC 13262

Published 22 August 2017

Appeal of Tenancy Tribunal decision — Residential Tenancies Act 1986. This was an appeal brought by the appellant in relation to an order of the Tenancy Tribunal refusing a rehearing. The appellant was served with a 90-day notice terminating the tenancy, and applied to have the notice declared invalid on the grounds that it was retaliatory. This application was dismissed as was the application for the rehearing of that decision. The court noted that its jurisdiction was limited in the sense that any appeal has to be brought within 10 working days after the date of the decision to which the appeal relates. This appeal therefore is confined to whether or not I ought to set aside the Tribunal’s refusal of a rehearing. As the appellant had not met the standard required to bring about a rehearing, the Court had no basis to uphold the appeal. Judgment Date: 12 June 2017

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