DZ v LU & IW Ltd [2024] NZDT 469 (4 June 2024) [pdf, 200 KB]
...responsibility to follow up on the bill/s before or at the time they were transferring the lease. 13. Since DZ has not provided evidence of if/when she sent the rates bills to IW Ltd, and since she also had a responsibility to mitigate losses in the form of late payment fees, I find that in all the circumstances here, IW Ltd is liable to pay only the proportional rates amount of $3071.55 for the period in question and not the late payment fee of $568.55. Referee Perfect Date:...