What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4678929 about?

The tribunal order states: The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $370.97 ([Bond number suppressed])

How much money was awarded in case 4678929?

Final Power: $31.00 awarded to landlord; Power: $78.95 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $199.30 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $41.28 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4678929?

The primary dispute was Unit Titles.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4678929?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/9626059-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4678929 about?

The tribunal order states: The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $370.97 ([Bond number suppressed])

How much money was awarded in case 4678929?

Final Power: $31.00 awarded to landlord; Power: $78.95 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $199.30 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $41.28 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4678929?

The primary dispute was Unit Titles.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4678929?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/9626059-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Unit/Flat 8E, 13-15 Mount Street, Auckland Central, Tenancy Tribunal Case 4678929 — Unit Titles

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Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 4678929. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Water rates	$199.30	Water rates
Power	$78.95	Power
Final power	$31.00	Final power
Water rates: 21.6 - 23.06	$41.28	Water rates: 21.6 - 23.06

Order

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $370.97 ([Bond number suppressed]) immediately apportioned as follows: Impression Real Estate Limited: $350.53 [The tenant/s]: $20.44

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing which was held by teleconference.
Following mediation on 26 September 2023 the tenant’s bond was refunded to her except for a sum of $370.97 which remained at the Bond Centre pending determination of the landlord’s claim for reimbursement of water rates and electricity charges.
The tenant confirms that she does not dispute the electricity charges but believes that some concession should be made because, she says, it was not properly explained to her that she would be responsible for water charges and the amounts invoiced to her were not supported by consumption information. She also says that in in equivalent property with the same form of tenancy agreement she is not charged for water.
The premises form part of a property administered by a Body Corporate which, the landlord says, only ends out water rate invoices to the landlord annually so it is not possible to provide more regular water usage invoices to the tenant.
I understand that there may have been some confusion on the tenant’s part regarding her responsibility to pay for water used by her and the amount she was being charged. However, the agreement is clear and is consistent with s.39(4)(c) RTA which provides that, “...... the tenant is responsible for the following charges, incurred during the tenancy, in respect of the premises.......(c) supply of water if the water supplier charges for water provided to the premises on the basis of consumption.”
I am satisfied from the Body Corporate invoices provided, that the sums claimed by the landlord properly seek recovery of the costs for power and water used at the premises by the tenant, for which the landlord is entitled to be reimbursed.
The landlord waives the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 4678929 — Unit Titles at Unit/Flat 8E, 13-15 Mount Street, Auckland Central,

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Tenancy Tribunal case 4678929 — Unit Titles at Unit/Flat 8E, 13-15 Mount Street, Auckland Central,

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