Drone used to wash Kāpiti Coast apartment exterior after entry denied

The body corporate of a Kāpiti Coast apartment block resorted to using a drone to wash the building after access to the place was refused, according to a decision last month. The Tenancy Tribunal ruled in the case between the Body Corporate 81340 and Crown Lease Trustees over outstanding fees, legal costs, and debt collection at the Links apartments, 380 Kāpiti Road, Paraparaumu Beach. Companies Office records show Crown Lease Trustees’ sole director is Andrew Sowry of Palmerston North who has featured in other media as a ‘mega landlord’, owning many properties.

The company is owned by Palmerston North’s Tararua Trustees (2010) whose shareholders do not include Sowry. The tribunal decision said the body corporate sought reimbursement of $7555.50 for a drone wash of the building.



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