Auckland condo: group minor repairs or investigate a larger pattern?

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mae_north

Landlord
A tenant in my Auckland condo has submitted several minor maintenance requests over the past few months. Every item sounds plausible and the rent is always paid on time, but separate call-out charges are mounting.

I’m deciding whether to keep treating this as normal ownership cost, group non-urgent jobs into scheduled visits, or arrange a broader inspection in case the plumbing complaints share one cause. I want to remain responsive without paying repeatedly for symptoms rather than the underlying problem. I’m also reconsidering whether holding the condo still makes sense at roughly NZ$1,040,000. For anyone who chose the opposite route and sold, what tipped the decision?
 
I’d keep responding promptly, but start one dated maintenance log and ask the next plumber whether the earlier items could be connected. Are the requests all from the same fixture or water line, or are they genuinely unrelated? That changes the answer considerably. Non-urgent jobs can potentially be grouped with the tenant’s agreement, while access still needs to follow current New Zealand notice requirements. Also check whether any issue could fall under the condo’s common-property responsibility before authorising another call-out.
 
I wouldn’t let the NZ$1,040,000 figure decide how repairs are handled. Maintenance and the hold-or-sell decision need separate calculations. Compare current rent with realistic market rent, recurring costs, maintenance history, likely vacancy time and turnover expense. Reliable payment favours retaining a good tenant, but it doesn’t make repeated defects harmless. I’d investigate the pattern first, then assess the property numbers. And don’t treat the deposit as a routine maintenance fund; confirm the applicable New Zealand rules before making any deduction.
 
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