Auckland landlord fined for renting unweathertight North Shore property
Thursday 8 October 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Tenancy Tribunal
Leng Minn Kit has been fined $2,000 plus court costs after pleading guilty to breaching a Tenancy Tribunal restraining order. The order, issued in October 2024, prohibited him from renting out homes that were not weathertight. The North Shore District Court issued the conviction following his decision to let a tenant move into a rundown property.
Key facts
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- Leng Minn Kit was fined $2000 plus court costs in North Shore District Court
- The conviction occurred on 4 September 2026
- A Tenancy Tribunal restraining order was issued in October 2024
- The breach involved a tenancy granted in June 2025
- A separate Tenancy Tribunal order for $11,000 is currently under appeal
The full story
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Leng Minn Kit has been fined $2000 plus court costs after pleading guilty to breaching a three-year restraining order. The North Shore District Court convicted Kit on 4 September. The order, issued by the Tenancy Tribunal in October 2024, prohibited him from renting out properties that were not maintained to a weathertight condition.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team brought the charge. Prosecutors stated that Kit granted a tenancy at a North Shore property in June 2025 while it was not weathertight and in poor repair. The court declined to reduce the sentence, noting the importance of protecting tenant health and safety.
In a separate August 2026 Tenancy Tribunal decision, Kit was ordered to pay more than $11,000 in costs, compensation, and exemplary damages for failing to follow work orders. The tribunal also issued orders requiring the property to be made weathertight. Kit has appealed this decision to the District Court, and the appeal is currently pending.
National manager Brett Wilson said, “Tenants deserve homes that are safe, healthy and properly maintained. In this case, more than one tenant has had to endure sub-standard housing due to Mr Kit’s failure to meet his obligations”. He added that Kit had previously failed to comply with an improvement notice issued by MBIE.
Compiled from reports by Stuff and 1News.