What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4896860 about?

The tribunal order states: Wairata Solomon must pay [The landlord/s] $837.74 immediately, calculated as

How much money was awarded in case 4896860?

Filing Fee: $20.44 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $817.30 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4896860?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4896860?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10728364-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4896860 about?

The tribunal order states: Wairata Solomon must pay [The landlord/s] $837.74 immediately, calculated as

How much money was awarded in case 4896860?

Filing Fee: $20.44 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $817.30 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4896860?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4896860?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10728364-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 4896860 — Tenancy dispute

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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 4896860 — net $837.74 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Water rates	$817.30	Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement	$20.44	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$837.74
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$837.74

Claims and awards for application 4896860 — net $837.74 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Water rates

Amount: $817.30
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates

Filing fee reimbursement

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

Net award

Landlord $837.74

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $837.74

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Water Rates

Order

Wairata Solomon must pay [The landlord/s] $837.74 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing which was held by teleconference on 14 August 2024. The Tribunal was unable to contact the tenant on the contact number provided in the application. I proceeded with the hearing in the tenant’s absence as I was satisfied that adequate service of the hearing notice has been completed.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy for breach of the tenant’s obligations and payment of outstanding water rates.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

The Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach where, due to the nature or extent of the breach, it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate. See section 56(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
Where the breach is capable of remedy the landlord must first serve a notice on the tenant requiring them to remedy the breach within at least 14 days and establish that the tenant has failed to do so.
The tenant has breached their obligations by failing to pay water rates when they fall due.
The landlord served a 14-day notice on the tenant on 10 May 2024, and the tenant did not remedy the breach within the required period.
The Tribunal may terminate a tenant's tenancy where the tenant fails to remedy a breach of their responsibilities within a specified time frame after having been given notice to do so. However, in order to do so, the Tribunal must be satisfied it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate the tenancy in the circumstances.
Given the length of the tenancy and otherwise satisfactory history of the tenancy, the landlord decided not to pursue the claim for termination and requested a monetary order only.
The Tribunal sounds a note of caution to the tenant. It is hazardous to persistently have an outstanding water rates debt and not make any attempt to address this. It is time-consuming and hence costly for landlord to pursue this debt. Whilst the tenancy has not been terminated on this occasion, the tenant can likely expect a less favourable outcome if a further application is necessary.
As the landlord has been wholly successful with its claim, I must order the other party to reimburse the filing fee.

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 4896860 — net $837.74 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Water rates	$817.30	Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement	$20.44	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$837.74
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$837.74

Claims and awards for application 4896860 — net $837.74 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Water rates

Amount: $817.30
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates

Filing fee reimbursement

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

Net award

Landlord $837.74

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $837.74

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Water Rates

Order

Wairata Solomon must pay [The landlord/s] $837.74 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing which was held by teleconference on 14 August 2024. The Tribunal was unable to contact the tenant on the contact number provided in the application. I proceeded with the hearing in the tenant’s absence as I was satisfied that adequate service of the hearing notice has been completed.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy for breach of the tenant’s obligations and payment of outstanding water rates.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

The Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach where, due to the nature or extent of the breach, it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate. See section 56(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
Where the breach is capable of remedy the landlord must first serve a notice on the tenant requiring them to remedy the breach within at least 14 days and establish that the tenant has failed to do so.
The tenant has breached their obligations by failing to pay water rates when they fall due.
The landlord served a 14-day notice on the tenant on 10 May 2024, and the tenant did not remedy the breach within the required period.
The Tribunal may terminate a tenant's tenancy where the tenant fails to remedy a breach of their responsibilities within a specified time frame after having been given notice to do so. However, in order to do so, the Tribunal must be satisfied it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate the tenancy in the circumstances.
Given the length of the tenancy and otherwise satisfactory history of the tenancy, the landlord decided not to pursue the claim for termination and requested a monetary order only.
The Tribunal sounds a note of caution to the tenant. It is hazardous to persistently have an outstanding water rates debt and not make any attempt to address this. It is time-consuming and hence costly for landlord to pursue this debt. Whilst the tenancy has not been terminated on this occasion, the tenant can likely expect a less favourable outcome if a further application is necessary.
As the landlord has been wholly successful with its claim, I must order the other party to reimburse the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 4896860 — Tenancy dispute

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Tenancy Tribunal case 4896860 — Tenancy dispute

At a glance

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions