TY  - SER
AU  - Toy-Cronin, Bridgette
TI  - Compounding the abuse : : family violence, damages and the Tenancy Tribunal 
PY  - 2020///
PB  - Thomson Reuters
KW  - Tenancy Tribunal
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - DOMESTIC PROPERTY VIOLENCE
KW  - FAMILY VIOLENCE
KW  - HOUSING
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - LAW REFORM
KW  - LEGISLATION
KW  - RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1986
KW  - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - New Zealand Universities Law Review, 2020, 29(1): 201-224
N2  - In cases where family violence has caused damage to a rented home, a tenant-victim is often found to be liable for that damage. This article considers the interpretation of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) that leads to that result and proposes an alternative interpretation for the family violence context that would achieve fairer outcomes without the need for legislative change. The drafting of the RTA allows space for an interpretation that both takes into account the context of family violence and the policy attempts to prevent family violence. Such a reading acknowledges that not everyone has the physical and social power to control who comes into their home and what they do once admitted. Interpreting the RTA to recognise the realities of family violence would ensure that tenancy law and practice supports the strategy of keeping victims of family violence safe. (Author's abstract). Record #7607
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10640
ER  -