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Tenancy Tribunal case 4894444 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 24 Oct 2024 · Published 24 Oct 2024 · Application 4894444

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

J Setefano

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 4894444 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 24 Oct 2024 · Published 24 Oct 2024 · Application 4894444

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

J Setefano

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 Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $180.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The tenant/s] immediately.
The balance of the bond is to remain at the Bond Centre.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing which was held by teleconference.
[The tenant/s] was a joint tenant at [tenancy address]. Her tenancy started on 1 January 2023 and ended on 31 December 2023. [The tenant] had taken the place of a former tenant. In the usual case, [The tenant] paid the former tenant her share of the bond ($180.00) and understood that she would be substituted in the bond records. However, the bond transfer form was not submitted to the Bond Centre although there is evidence of a variation of a tenancy agreement (including [The tenant] as a joint tenant) and a change of tenant form recording [The tenant] as the new tenant on the file. As such, not being named as a tenant in the Bond Centre records [The tenant] was not able to get a refund of her bond upon vacating.
The landlord confirmed that the previous property manager was responsible for sending the ‘change of tenant form’ (which included [The tenant] as the new tenant) to the Bond Centre, but this was not done for some unknown reason. Additionally, the situation is complicated because the wrong tenants were listed on the ‘bond refund form’ which is why [The tenant] did not receive her bond back.
[The tenant] and [the landlord] contractual relationship as landlord and tenant ended on 31 December 2023. By consent, as [The tenant] had no liability at the end of her tenancy, the bond of $180.00 is to be refunded back to her.
This is essentially a consent order and therefore it is reasonable to grant suppression of the tenant and landlord’s names and identifying details.

Topics & place

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

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4894444 about?

The tribunal order states: The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $180.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to

How much money was awarded in case 4894444?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4894444?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4894444?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10892812-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.