What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4907337 about?

The tribunal order states: William Mihaka owes [The landlord/s] $721.96 (“the debt”) as shown in the table

How much money was awarded in case 4907337?

Filing Fee: $20.44 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $429.72 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $271.80 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4907337?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4907337?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10759813-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4907337 about?

The tribunal order states: William Mihaka owes [The landlord/s] $721.96 (“the debt”) as shown in the table

How much money was awarded in case 4907337?

Filing Fee: $20.44 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $429.72 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $271.80 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4907337?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4907337?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10759813-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 4907337 — Rent arrears

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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 4907337 — net $721.96 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears (and rent to 2 September 2024	$429.72	Rent arrears (and rent to 2 September 2024
Water rates	$271.80	Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement	$20.44	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$721.96
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$721.96

Claims and awards for application 4907337 — net $721.96 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears (and rent to 2 September 2024

Amount: $429.72
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears (and rent to 2 September 2024

Water rates

Amount: $271.80
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates

Filing fee reimbursement

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

Net award

Landlord $721.96

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $721.96

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

William Mihaka owes [The landlord/s] $721.96 (“the debt”) as shown in the table below: DescriptionLandlord Rent arrears (and rent to 2 September 2024)$429.72 Water rates$271.80 Filing fee reimbursement$20.44 Total award$721.96 Total payable by Tenant to Landlord$721.96
William Mihaka must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By 14 weekly payments of $134.00, being $84.00 for rent and $50.00 for the debt. b. A final payment of $105.96, being $84.00 for rent and $21.96 for the debt. c. Payments will be every Tuesday, with the first payment on 03/09/2024 and continuing until 10/12/2024.
Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent, rent arrears, water rates and the filing fee.
If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 2 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at [Tenancy address suppressed] will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
If the tenant fails to pay the water rates or the filing fee within 2 working days of the due date, the filing fee will be payable immediately.

Reasons

A representative of the landlord attended the hearing.
The tenant did not attend. He did not join the hearing via the video link provided with the Notice of Hearing and did not answer two calls to his mobile during the hearing.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears, water rates and refund of filing fee.
The landlord provided a rent summary and evidence of the water rates costs. The claims for rent and water rates are proved.

Should a conditional termination order be made?

Rent was more than 21 days in arrears at the date of the application and at the date of the hearing.
Where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order. See section 55(1)(a) and (1A) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord asked for a conditional termination order, to give the tenant an opportunity to repay the debt.
I have granted a conditional termination order in the terms sought by the landlord.
The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach. See section 64(4)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
As the landlord was the successful party, I have awarded reimbursement of the Tribunal application fee and granted its request for suppression of its details.

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 4907337 — net $721.96 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears (and rent to 2 September 2024	$429.72	Rent arrears (and rent to 2 September 2024
Water rates	$271.80	Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement	$20.44	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$721.96
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$721.96

Claims and awards for application 4907337 — net $721.96 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears (and rent to 2 September 2024

Amount: $429.72
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears (and rent to 2 September 2024

Water rates

Amount: $271.80
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates

Filing fee reimbursement

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

Net award

Landlord $721.96

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $721.96

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

William Mihaka owes [The landlord/s] $721.96 (“the debt”) as shown in the table below: DescriptionLandlord Rent arrears (and rent to 2 September 2024)$429.72 Water rates$271.80 Filing fee reimbursement$20.44 Total award$721.96 Total payable by Tenant to Landlord$721.96
William Mihaka must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By 14 weekly payments of $134.00, being $84.00 for rent and $50.00 for the debt. b. A final payment of $105.96, being $84.00 for rent and $21.96 for the debt. c. Payments will be every Tuesday, with the first payment on 03/09/2024 and continuing until 10/12/2024.
Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent, rent arrears, water rates and the filing fee.
If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 2 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at [Tenancy address suppressed] will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
If the tenant fails to pay the water rates or the filing fee within 2 working days of the due date, the filing fee will be payable immediately.

Reasons

A representative of the landlord attended the hearing.
The tenant did not attend. He did not join the hearing via the video link provided with the Notice of Hearing and did not answer two calls to his mobile during the hearing.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears, water rates and refund of filing fee.
The landlord provided a rent summary and evidence of the water rates costs. The claims for rent and water rates are proved.

Should a conditional termination order be made?

Rent was more than 21 days in arrears at the date of the application and at the date of the hearing.
Where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order. See section 55(1)(a) and (1A) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord asked for a conditional termination order, to give the tenant an opportunity to repay the debt.
I have granted a conditional termination order in the terms sought by the landlord.
The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach. See section 64(4)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
As the landlord was the successful party, I have awarded reimbursement of the Tribunal application fee and granted its request for suppression of its details.

Tenancy Tribunal case 4907337 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 4907337 — Rent arrears

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Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should a conditional termination order be made?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should a conditional termination order be made?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions