What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4729651 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of Mele Fotua Vakaola To'Á and Laipeli Mateaki Mila at [Tenancy

How much money was awarded in case 4729651?

Filing Fee: $20.44 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $1,928.57 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $633.37 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4729651?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4729651?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/9840656-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4729651 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of Mele Fotua Vakaola To'Á and Laipeli Mateaki Mila at [Tenancy

How much money was awarded in case 4729651?

Filing Fee: $20.44 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $1,928.57 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $633.37 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4729651?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4729651?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/9840656-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 4729651 — 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 4729651 — net $2,582.38 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$1,928.57	Rent arrears
Water rates	$633.37	Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement	$20.44	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,582.38
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,582.38

Claims and awards for application 4729651 — net $2,582.38 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears

Amount: $1,928.57
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears

Water rates

Amount: $633.37
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates

Filing fee reimbursement

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

Net award

Landlord $2,582.38

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $2,582.38

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

The tenancy of Mele Fotua Vakaola To'Á and Laipeli Mateaki Mila at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], at 11.59 am on Tuesday 23 January 2024.
Mele Fotua Vakaola To'Á and Laipeli Mateaki Mila must pay [The landlord/s] $2,582.38 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended this remote teleconference hearing. The tenant Mele To’A appeared on behalf of all tenants.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy and rent arrears.
Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The tenancy is terminated. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy will be $1,928.57.The landlord provided water rates records ending 29 November 2023. The amount owing for water rates is $633.37.
The tenant Mele To’A explained that she had never lived at the premises. She had put her name on the tenancy agreement to assist the other tenants to get the property as she was the only one working full time. That is unfortunate from her perspective as she is now jointly and severally liable for the tenancy debt with the actual people living at the premises.
As [The landlord/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
Both parties applied for name suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful and suppression of the landlord name and details is ordered.
I have considered if I should grant a name suppression order for the tenant having regard to the interests of the parties and public interest under Section 95A(4) RTA. I am mindful that open justice is a fundamental principle in our legal system. The issue here I need to consider is whether suppressing the tenant’s name and identifying details outweigh the interest of the open justice reporting principle.
In my view, the application for name suppression and identifying details ought to be declined for the following reasons: a. It is common for parties appearing before the Tribunal to seek suppression orders. But that is not of itself a sufficient reason to make the order. b. The disputes before me are not unusual or other than the ordinary business of the Tribunal. c. The open justice principle requires the outcome of adjudication to be available to the public; and d. Weighing up the interests of the landlord and the public interest, the public interest outweighs the tenant’s interests.

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 4729651 — net $2,582.38 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$1,928.57	Rent arrears
Water rates	$633.37	Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement	$20.44	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,582.38
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,582.38

Claims and awards for application 4729651 — net $2,582.38 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears

Amount: $1,928.57
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears

Water rates

Amount: $633.37
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates

Filing fee reimbursement

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

Net award

Landlord $2,582.38

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $2,582.38

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

The tenancy of Mele Fotua Vakaola To'Á and Laipeli Mateaki Mila at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], at 11.59 am on Tuesday 23 January 2024.
Mele Fotua Vakaola To'Á and Laipeli Mateaki Mila must pay [The landlord/s] $2,582.38 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended this remote teleconference hearing. The tenant Mele To’A appeared on behalf of all tenants.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy and rent arrears.
Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The tenancy is terminated. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy will be $1,928.57.The landlord provided water rates records ending 29 November 2023. The amount owing for water rates is $633.37.
The tenant Mele To’A explained that she had never lived at the premises. She had put her name on the tenancy agreement to assist the other tenants to get the property as she was the only one working full time. That is unfortunate from her perspective as she is now jointly and severally liable for the tenancy debt with the actual people living at the premises.
As [The landlord/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
Both parties applied for name suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful and suppression of the landlord name and details is ordered.
I have considered if I should grant a name suppression order for the tenant having regard to the interests of the parties and public interest under Section 95A(4) RTA. I am mindful that open justice is a fundamental principle in our legal system. The issue here I need to consider is whether suppressing the tenant’s name and identifying details outweigh the interest of the open justice reporting principle.
In my view, the application for name suppression and identifying details ought to be declined for the following reasons: a. It is common for parties appearing before the Tribunal to seek suppression orders. But that is not of itself a sufficient reason to make the order. b. The disputes before me are not unusual or other than the ordinary business of the Tribunal. c. The open justice principle requires the outcome of adjudication to be available to the public; and d. Weighing up the interests of the landlord and the public interest, the public interest outweighs the tenant’s interests.

Tenancy Tribunal case 4729651 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 4729651 — Rent arrears

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Award balance

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