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Tenancy Tribunal case 4838153 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 3 Nov 2024 · Published 3 Nov 2024 · Application 4838153

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

A Aiolupotea

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 4838153 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 3 Nov 2024 · Published 3 Nov 2024 · Application 4838153

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

A Aiolupotea

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 Landlord Seleti Manukia shall pay the bond back to the Tenants immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing. The Landlord was represented by their Property Managers.
The tenant has applied for refund of their bond following the end of the tenancy.
Section 22B RTA provides: (1) If there is a dispute between the parties as to the payment of a bond, either party may apply to the Tribunal for an order determining to whom the bond, or any part of it, is to be paid. (2) If the tenant applies to the Tribunal and the landlord seeks payment of the bond in whole or in part, the landlord must file an application with the Tribunal that sets out the landlord’s counterclaim.
The requirement for the landlord to file a counterclaim is mandatory.
The Property manager advised they had the bond refunded to the property owner because the Tenants did not dispute this with the Bond Centre.
The Property owner or the Landlord have not filed any claims so the bond is to be refunded in full to the tenant. This does not prevent the landlord from filing a claim against the tenant at a later date. It just means that, if the landlord’s claim is successful, there is no bond to put towards any monetary award made.
As the Tenants have been successful in their claim, name suppression is granted to the Tenant. 8.

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s22B

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4838153 about?

The tribunal order states: The Landlord Seleti Manukia shall pay the bond back to the Tenants

How much money was awarded in case 4838153?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4838153?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4838153?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11024822-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.