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Tenancy Tribunal case 4895601 — Leaks at 27 Walters Road, Takanini, Takanini 2112

Decided 6 Nov 2024 · Published 6 Nov 2024 · Application 4895601

Leaks

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

Takanini

Tribunal region

Adjudicator

M Edison

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 4895601 — Leaks at 27 Walters Road, Takanini, Takanini 2112

Decided 6 Nov 2024 · Published 6 Nov 2024 · Application 4895601

Leaks

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

Takanini

Tribunal region

Adjudicator

M Edison

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

Reasons

The Tribunal made an order on 2 October 2024 refunding the bond of $2,800.00 to the tenant. Compensation of $123.44 was also awarded for water and power used by the landlord, and for the filing fee.
The landlord emailed the Tribunal on 10 October 2024, requesting that the Tribunal amend its order. The landlord said the Tribunal had made an error when awarding compensation for water and power use.
The landlord’s proposal to the tenant was set out in an email dated 26 May 2024. Essentially, the position was that the landlord had paid invoices for power and water for the first month of the tenancy (which started on 15 March 2024) and was negotiating what the tenant’s contribution would be. The tenant did not accept the landlord’s proposal.
Today the tenant explained that she did not pay the 16 April 2024 water invoice, because it was too high ($563.14) and there had been a leak at the property. The tenant said she paid $56.94 towards the 15 May 2024 invoice (being the current charges for that month). As to the power, the tenant said she did not pay the April 2024 invoice for $223.32.
The landlord has not claimed for power and water charges and therefore arguably the tenant has, in effect, received compensation already. Both parties said they wished to bring the proceedings to a close and not have to attend a further hearing (before a different adjudicator) to rehear the tenant’s claim for compensation for power and water use by the landlord.
The proceedings are therefore discontinued on the agreed basis that: (a) The tenant keeps the refunded bond of $2,800.00; and (b) The landlord pays the tenant the filing fee of $20.44 (because the tenant has been successful in her application for the bond); and (c) The tenant’s application for compensation for power and water use by the landlord is withdrawn.

Topics & place

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

Leaks Takanini

Key findings

Dispute theme: leaks

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4895601 about?

This case concerned a leaks dispute.

How much money was awarded in case 4895601?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4895601?

The primary dispute was Leaks.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4895601?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11039653-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.