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Lyttelton landlord ordered to pay $33,000 for tenancy law breaches

The Press1NewsStuffRNZNZ HeraldThursday 20 November 2025 · 5 outlets · 5 reports · updated

In this story Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Tenancy Tribunal

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Murray Lawrence Hill has been ordered by the Tenancy Tribunal to pay $33,000 in penalties for serious breaches at a Lyttelton boarding house. Following an investigation, Hill must also remove industrial rubbish and repair various structural issues, including holes in the roof and ceiling.

How they headlined it

First reported by The Press, Thu 20 Nov 2025, 12:12pm · 5 reports from 4 outlets over 18 hours
  1. The PressThe Press

    Christchurch slumlord Murray Hill ordered to fix his ‘dirty’ boarding house, pay $33k in penalties (opens in new tab)

  2. 1News1News

    Landlord fined $33k for failure to maintain boarding house despite warnings (opens in new tab)

  3. StuffStuff

    Landlord with multimillion-dollar empire stung $33,000 for ‘dirty, non-compliant’ boarding house (opens in new tab)

  4. RNZRNZ

    Canterbury landlord ordered to pay $33,000 and repair boarding house (opens in new tab)

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