What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4928773 about?

The tribunal order states: Richard Mends must pay [The landlord/s] $2,603.74 immediately, calculated as

How much money was awarded in case 4928773?

Break Lease Fee By Consent: $986.44 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $287.50 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $60.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $1,100.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $142.80 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4928773?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4928773?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10720125-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4928773 about?

The tribunal order states: Richard Mends must pay [The landlord/s] $2,603.74 immediately, calculated as

How much money was awarded in case 4928773?

Break Lease Fee By Consent: $986.44 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $287.50 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $60.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $1,100.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $142.80 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4928773?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4928773?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10720125-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 4928773 — 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 4928773 — net $2,603.74 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 7 June 2024	$1,100.00	2. The landlord has applied for rent arrears, water rates arrears, compensation, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.
Water rates by consent	$142.80	Water rates by consent
Break lease fee by consent	$986.44	Break lease fee by consent
Garden work	$60.00	Garden work
Cleaning	$287.50	Cleaning
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,603.74
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,603.74

Claims and awards for application 4928773 — net $2,603.74 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 7 June 2024

Amount: $1,100.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: 2. The landlord has applied for rent arrears, water rates arrears, compensation, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.

Water rates by consent

Amount: $142.80
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates by consent

Break lease fee by consent

Amount: $986.44
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Break lease fee by consent

Garden work

Amount: $60.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Garden work

Cleaning

Amount: $287.50
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Cleanliness Filing Fee Lawns And Garden Work Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

Richard Mends must pay [The landlord/s] $2,603.74 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing. The Landlord attended by video. The Tenant attended by telephone.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears, water rates arrears, compensation, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.
The Tenant agreed to pay the Landlord the amounts sought for rent arrears, water rates arrears and the break lease fee.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, remove all rubbish, return all keys and security devices, and leave all chattels provided for their benefit. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. The tenant is required to replace worn out smoke alarm batteries during the tenancy. See section 40(1)(ca) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. The tenant must also replace standard light bulbs.
The tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, and did not remove all rubbish.
The Landlord submitted the property required weeding after the Tenant vacated. They referred to an email they had sent to the Tenant on or about 30 May 2024 before the Tenant vacated, giving the Tenant an opportunity to rectify the weeding by 3 June 2024. Photographs were provided of the weeds from the ingoing and outgoing inspection reports and an invoice for the costs sought. The Tenant disputed this claim, submitting that they had weeded the garden a few days prior to vacating however they could not recall the actual date.
The Landlord submitted the property required cleaning after the Tenant vacated the property. The Tenant submitted the property was deemed clean and tidy by the previous Property Manager when a property inspection was conducted on 4 April 2024. He could not comprehend why the property required cleaning after he vacated because he left it in a clean state. The Landlord refuted this submitting the standard was different for mid-tenancy inspections were different and incomparable.
In considering the evidence, the Landlord provided photographs of the weeds in the outgoing inspection report and an invoice to substantiate the removal. The Tenant did not have any corroborating evidence to confirm he had removed the weeds a few days prior to vacating.
In respect of the cleaning, the Landlord provided photographs from the outgoing inspection report that confirmed the cleaning required in the cleaning invoice. The Tenant did not provide any corroborating evidence to support his dispute of the claim. The Tenant was also provided an opportunity after the hearing to dispute the Landlords evidence after viewing the inspection reports. This was not refuted.
The amounts ordered are proved.
As [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim the Tenant must reimburse the filing fee and name suppression is granted to the Landlord. As the Tenant has not been successful, name suppression is not granted.

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 4928773 — net $2,603.74 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 7 June 2024	$1,100.00	2. The landlord has applied for rent arrears, water rates arrears, compensation, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.
Water rates by consent	$142.80	Water rates by consent
Break lease fee by consent	$986.44	Break lease fee by consent
Garden work	$60.00	Garden work
Cleaning	$287.50	Cleaning
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,603.74
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,603.74

Claims and awards for application 4928773 — net $2,603.74 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 7 June 2024

Amount: $1,100.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: 2. The landlord has applied for rent arrears, water rates arrears, compensation, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.

Water rates by consent

Amount: $142.80
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates by consent

Break lease fee by consent

Amount: $986.44
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Break lease fee by consent

Garden work

Amount: $60.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Garden work

Cleaning

Amount: $287.50
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Cleanliness Filing Fee Lawns And Garden Work Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

Richard Mends must pay [The landlord/s] $2,603.74 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing. The Landlord attended by video. The Tenant attended by telephone.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears, water rates arrears, compensation, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.
The Tenant agreed to pay the Landlord the amounts sought for rent arrears, water rates arrears and the break lease fee.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, remove all rubbish, return all keys and security devices, and leave all chattels provided for their benefit. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. The tenant is required to replace worn out smoke alarm batteries during the tenancy. See section 40(1)(ca) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. The tenant must also replace standard light bulbs.
The tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, and did not remove all rubbish.
The Landlord submitted the property required weeding after the Tenant vacated. They referred to an email they had sent to the Tenant on or about 30 May 2024 before the Tenant vacated, giving the Tenant an opportunity to rectify the weeding by 3 June 2024. Photographs were provided of the weeds from the ingoing and outgoing inspection reports and an invoice for the costs sought. The Tenant disputed this claim, submitting that they had weeded the garden a few days prior to vacating however they could not recall the actual date.
The Landlord submitted the property required cleaning after the Tenant vacated the property. The Tenant submitted the property was deemed clean and tidy by the previous Property Manager when a property inspection was conducted on 4 April 2024. He could not comprehend why the property required cleaning after he vacated because he left it in a clean state. The Landlord refuted this submitting the standard was different for mid-tenancy inspections were different and incomparable.
In considering the evidence, the Landlord provided photographs of the weeds in the outgoing inspection report and an invoice to substantiate the removal. The Tenant did not have any corroborating evidence to confirm he had removed the weeds a few days prior to vacating.
In respect of the cleaning, the Landlord provided photographs from the outgoing inspection report that confirmed the cleaning required in the cleaning invoice. The Tenant did not provide any corroborating evidence to support his dispute of the claim. The Tenant was also provided an opportunity after the hearing to dispute the Landlords evidence after viewing the inspection reports. This was not refuted.
The amounts ordered are proved.
As [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim the Tenant must reimburse the filing fee and name suppression is granted to the Landlord. As the Tenant has not been successful, name suppression is not granted.

Tenancy Tribunal case 4928773 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 4928773 — Rent arrears

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Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

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Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

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Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions