The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) said it was disappointed with what it found after inspecting six Castle St student flats as part of a crackdown on rental homes across the country.
Mayor Dave Cull warns about Dunedin becoming a slum city.
Mr Cull, who is a student flat owner, supports minimum standards for rental properties and Otago Property Investors Association say that most landlords won’t have a problem with the new laws.
