19 Dec 2019
WANT v PARBHU AND PATEL AS TRUSTEES OF THE IMPALA TRUST [2019] NZCA 674
- Citation
- [2019] NZCA 674
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the High Court was correct: the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies to tenancies even if occupation or intended occupation is or would be unlawful; s137(1)(a) does not automatically void such tenancies or exclude them from Tribunal jurisdiction; the Act's text, purpose and scheme, and the limited remit of s137, require the Tribunal to have jurisdiction to address unlawful residential tenancies.