What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4693014 about?

The tribunal order states: Stefanine Quine Mannix must pay [The landlord/s] $2,393.30 immediately,

How much money was awarded in case 4693014?

Filing Fee: $20.44 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,372.86 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4693014?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4693014?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/9681539-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4693014 about?

The tribunal order states: Stefanine Quine Mannix must pay [The landlord/s] $2,393.30 immediately,

How much money was awarded in case 4693014?

Filing Fee: $20.44 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,372.86 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4693014?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4693014?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/9681539-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

25 Hobbs Street, Waimataitai, Timaru 7910 Tenancy Tribunal Case 4693014 — Rent arrears

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Claims & awards

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

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 4693014 — net $2,393.30 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 4 July 2023	$2,372.86	Rent arrears to 4 July 2023
Filing fee reimbursement	$20.44	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,393.30
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,393.30

Claims and awards for application 4693014 — net $2,393.30 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 4 July 2023

Amount: $2,372.86
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 4 July 2023

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $20.44
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $2,393.30

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $2,393.30

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears

Order

Stefanine Quine Mannix must pay [The landlord/s] $2,393.30 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing, conducted via teleconference.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears after the tenancy ended and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing.
The tenant accepted she had not paid rent after 12 May 2023. She claimed to have grounds for that, providing submissions and photos in support. Any such reasons should be determined via a tenant application. The landlord also raised issues arising from the end of the tenancy. These equally should form via an application to the Tribunal.
The actual end date of this tenancy was disputed. The tenant claims a verbal agreement to leave on 24 June 2023 was reached. The landlord disputes that and says she did not receive confirmation of the tenant leaving until 4 July 2023.
Given the date being a key factor in what the final rent arrears owing will be, I provided for the landlord to supply the evidence she claimed to have regarding the communication being on 4 July and not earlier. The offer of further evidence on this subject was extended to the tenant to provide the message she claims to have sent on 24 June 2023. She said she no longer has Facebook and could not access it.
I have since received the evidence. It is not totally conclusive, but I accept it is more likely than not that the tenancy ended on 4 July 2023 when the landlord effectively accepted the surrender of the tenancy by the tenant after the receipt at 10:46am of the Facebook message. The fact the photos provided by the tenant have been manually dated 24 June 2023 is of no bearing – it is the date the landlord was reasonably made aware that counts. No rent in lieu of a formal 28-day notice to terminate by the tenant was sought by the landlord. That would more than likely have resulted in further rent arrears.
The bond has been released to the tenant. It appears the release form was sent with the landlord’s signature but how that came to be is the subject of a separate dispute. Application filing fee
Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Suppression
Section 95A RTA states regarding suppression orders that the Tribunal must, on the application of a party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that publication is in the public interest or is justified because of the party’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case.
The landlord requested suppression in its application. As it has been wholly successful, suppression is ordered.

Claims & awards

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

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 4693014 — net $2,393.30 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 4 July 2023	$2,372.86	Rent arrears to 4 July 2023
Filing fee reimbursement	$20.44	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,393.30
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,393.30

Claims and awards for application 4693014 — net $2,393.30 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 4 July 2023

Amount: $2,372.86
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 4 July 2023

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $20.44
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $2,393.30

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $2,393.30

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears

Order

Stefanine Quine Mannix must pay [The landlord/s] $2,393.30 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing, conducted via teleconference.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears after the tenancy ended and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing.
The tenant accepted she had not paid rent after 12 May 2023. She claimed to have grounds for that, providing submissions and photos in support. Any such reasons should be determined via a tenant application. The landlord also raised issues arising from the end of the tenancy. These equally should form via an application to the Tribunal.
The actual end date of this tenancy was disputed. The tenant claims a verbal agreement to leave on 24 June 2023 was reached. The landlord disputes that and says she did not receive confirmation of the tenant leaving until 4 July 2023.
Given the date being a key factor in what the final rent arrears owing will be, I provided for the landlord to supply the evidence she claimed to have regarding the communication being on 4 July and not earlier. The offer of further evidence on this subject was extended to the tenant to provide the message she claims to have sent on 24 June 2023. She said she no longer has Facebook and could not access it.
I have since received the evidence. It is not totally conclusive, but I accept it is more likely than not that the tenancy ended on 4 July 2023 when the landlord effectively accepted the surrender of the tenancy by the tenant after the receipt at 10:46am of the Facebook message. The fact the photos provided by the tenant have been manually dated 24 June 2023 is of no bearing – it is the date the landlord was reasonably made aware that counts. No rent in lieu of a formal 28-day notice to terminate by the tenant was sought by the landlord. That would more than likely have resulted in further rent arrears.
The bond has been released to the tenant. It appears the release form was sent with the landlord’s signature but how that came to be is the subject of a separate dispute. Application filing fee
Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Suppression
Section 95A RTA states regarding suppression orders that the Tribunal must, on the application of a party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that publication is in the public interest or is justified because of the party’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case.
The landlord requested suppression in its application. As it has been wholly successful, suppression is ordered.

Tenancy Tribunal case 4693014 — Rent arrears at 25 Hobbs Street, Waimataitai, Timaru 7910

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Tenancy Tribunal case 4693014 — Rent arrears at 25 Hobbs Street, Waimataitai, Timaru 7910

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