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Tania Tapsell: Rotorua Mayor on the cracking down on short term housing providers who are taking on long term tenants

Published: Oct. 30, 2023, 6:31 p.m.

Rotorua's Mayor is looking to crackdown on unsafe housing providers in the city.\xa0

Tania Tapsell is targeting motels, hostels, and backpackers that might be operating unsafely by taking on long term tenants.\xa0

It comes after a deal was struck between local government, council, and iwi last year, aiming to slash emergency housing motel numbers to near zero. \xa0

Tapsell told Mike Hosking that it's disappointing to see long term tenancies in what should be short term accommodation.\xa0

She says the healthy home requirements for a house are a lot different for those at a backpackers.\xa0

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