Landlords can’t recover from negligent tenants

Landlords can’t recover from negligent tenants

HOLLER & ROUSE v OSAKI & ANOR [2016] NZCA 130, 15 April 2016.

In 2009, a tenant of a house, Mr Osaki, negligently caused a fire that substantially damaged the house he was renting. His landlords were indemnified by AMI for the cost of repairs to the house. AMI exercised its subrogation rights to claim the repair costs from the tenants.

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