TN v KM [2024] NZDT 106 (28 February 2024) [pdf, 103 KB]
...also bought chemicals at a cost of $67.96 to treat the room himself, and engaged professional cleaners at a cost of $230.00 to fumigate the whole house in order to prevent the infestation from continuing or spreading. [5] TN considers that KM was responsible for the damage that occurred because he had neither kept the room clean, nor taken any action when the moth infestation appeared. TN said that his insurance company had declined his claim for compensation because it considered the pr...