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Tenancy Tribunal case 4605429 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 19 Oct 2023 · Published 19 Oct 2023 · Application 4605429

Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.

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At a glance

Key facts from the published tribunal order.

Location

New Zealand

Tribunal region

Adjudicator

G Barnett

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 4605429 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 19 Oct 2023 · Published 19 Oct 2023 · Application 4605429

Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.

View official order on MoJ →Explore similar cases

At a glance

Key facts from the published tribunal order.

Location

New Zealand

Tribunal region

Adjudicator

G Barnett

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.

Order

The Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant/Landlord name and identifying details.
The application is withdrawn.

Reasons

The tenancy ended on 17 April 2023. The application for damages, resulting from a minor amount of damage caused to a garage, was submitted on 14 June 2023, and listed for hearing on 15 August 2023. On 15 August 2023, I heard submissions made by [The landlord’s representative] who appeared for the landlord. The tenant in this case had passed away after the termination of the tenancy.
Section 2 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 defines a tenant to include the personal representative of a deceased tenant. A representative can therefore respond to an application filed against the tenant. A personal representative can be either the executor or the administrator of the deceased persons estate. I am advised that no will exists. Despite endeavours to locate one, no other representative has been identified.
The application has been served on the tenant at the address for service, which is the address of the tenancy. My preliminary assessment was that in the absence of a personal representative, there was no one the landlord could bring an application against. At the conclusion of the hearing, I reserved my decision. On 25 August 2023, the landlord advised the Registrar that they wished to withdraw the application. Given the circumstances, I grant that request and the application is withdrawn. I also order suppression of the party’s names and address of the property.

Topics & place

Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s2

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4605429 about?

The tribunal order states: The Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant/Landlord name and identifying

How much money was awarded in case 4605429?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4605429?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4605429?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/9343065-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.