West Auckland tenant earns $18,229 from unlawful Airbnb, must repay landlord

A West Auckland landlord discovered her rental property was being listed on Airbnb without her consent after a neighbor’s call, revealing tenant Alyssa Albano Kath had earned $18,229 over a year from hosting guests. The Tenancy Tribunal deemed the arrangement unlawful, ordering Kath to repay the profits as her tenancy agreement explicitly prohibited short-term rentals without written permission.

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