Du Val receivers not liable for Clarkes' rent

Du Val receivers not liable for Clarkes' rent
The Clarkes' Remuera rental was raided earlier this year. (Image: Alex Burton)
Garth Bray
Receivers for Du Val co-founders Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke will no longer be on the hook for making rent payments if the couple continues to occupy their Remuera home with their four children.“The Clarkes’ ongoing occupation of the property is of no benefit to the receivers or the 'aggrieved persons' in whose primary interests they perform their role,” Justice Jane Anderson said in a minute issued on Friday afternoon from the High Court at Auckland.Trading onOn Tuesday, the court heard arguments regarding the receive...

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