'Uninhabitable': How a bid to help the homeless left an 81-year-old landlord facing heavy penalties

‌A Palmerston North property was rented out to homeless people despite being uninhabitable. Photo / Tenancy TribunalA Palmerston North property was rented out to homeless people despite being uninhabitable. Photo / Tenancy TribunalJagdish Prakash thought he was doing the right thing by renting out his “uninhabitable” property to the homeless.But the Palmerston North property was beyond repair with floorboards rotten so badly that the floor was unstable, the roof was leaking and everything was unclean.

“This dwelling is dilapidated, it is