Geoffrey Baker
Geoffrey Baker is a Tenancy Tribunal adjudicator known for his careful consideration of cases involving tenant disputes and landlord-tenant relationships. He recently made headlines for his ruling in a case involving a Kāinga Ora tenant, where he emphasized the lack of corroborating evidence from anonymous complaints in his decision to deny an urgent application for eviction despite multiple allegations of antisocial behavior and violence at the property.
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Geoffrey Baker is the tribunal adjudicator who made the decision regarding the landlord and tenants' dispute.
Nelson landlord loses bid to end fixed-term tenancy early after domestic violence trauma claim
New Zealand· 2025-09-21
Tribunal adjudicator Geoffrey Baker found that because the complaints came from anonymous sources and no complainant was willing to give evidence, the application to terminate lacked corroboration.
Tribunal rules Kāinga Ora tenant stays despite antisocial behaviour, shootingNew Zealand· 2025-03-22
