South Auckland couple awarded almost $20,000 after garage floods for 23 months

A south Auckland couple have been awarded almost $20,000 over a flooding garage, which damaged a dress-making business and left one of them sick. Adjudicator Nicole Walker noted that, as the family had not had full use of the garage, were disrupted by the flooding and had since been affected health-wise due to the damp, they were entitled to a rent abatement.