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Tenancy Tribunal case 4838707 — Rent arrears

Decided 5 Jun 2024 · Published 5 Jun 2024 · Application 4838707

Rent arrears

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

K Lash

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 4838707 — Rent arrears

Decided 5 Jun 2024 · Published 5 Jun 2024 · Application 4838707

Rent arrears

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

K Lash

Award balance

Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.

Gross award: $2,072.00
Total balance for Tenant to pay Landlord: $2,072.00

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 tenant/s] to pay [the landlord/s] $2,072.00, being rent arrears to 30 May 2024.
[The tenant/s] must pay the debt in order 2 at the rate of $20 per week.
The first payment must be made on or before Thursday 6 June 2024 and payments must continue on or before every Thursday until the debt is paid in full.
If [the tenant/s] fails to make any payment within 2 working days of the due date, the balance of the debt owing will be payable immediately and can be enforced through the District Court.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing.
[The tenant/s] disputes the amount because it has arisen due to a period she was mistakenly incarcerated, and Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ) stopped paying her rent. She believes WINZ were aware of her circumstances and should have adjusted her market income rent and rent payments earlier.
As explained to [the tenant/s], this is an issue between her and WINZ, and not one the Tenancy Tribunal can resolve.
WINZ have set up a payment of $20 per week to pay off the debt and the landlord consents to that payment plan.
Accordingly, I make the order as sought. [The tenant/s] is entitled to take this order to WINZ and discuss the discrepancy in their payments directly with them.
I direct that both party details be suppressed given the sensitive matters discussed in the hearing surrounding [the tenant/s] personal situation.

Topics & place

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

Rent arrears NO ADDRESS

Key findings

Dispute theme: rent arrears

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4838707 about?

The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] to pay [the landlord/s] $2,072.00, being rent arrears to 30 May

How much money was awarded in case 4838707?

The reconciled net award was $2,072.00.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4838707?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4838707?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10407560-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.