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Tenancy Tribunal case 4933856 — Exemplary damages

Decided 13 Dec 2024 · Published 13 Dec 2024 · Application 4933856

Exemplary damages

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

M Allan

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 4933856 — Exemplary damages

Decided 13 Dec 2024 · Published 13 Dec 2024 · Application 4933856

Exemplary damages

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

M Allan

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

2 above is made in full and final settlement of all claims relating to this tenancy.

Neither party will file a further claim in relation to this tenancy.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing. [Trustee 1] and [Trustee 2] appeared for the Landlord. The Tenant appeared with a support person.
This was a very long-standing tenancy from November 2014 to October 2023. The Tenant was previously good friends with one of the trustees but the relationship appears to have broken down at the end of the tenancy.
The Tenant has applied for refund of the bond and for compensation and exemplary damages.
The Landlord initially explained that they have a claim against the bond but had not understood the need to file a counterclaim with Tenancy Services 1 , and so would file a claim following the hearing today.
However, after some discussion at the hearing today, the parties agreed that they would like to resolve all matters between them relating to this tenancy. They have agreed that the Tenant’s bond will be refunded to her and that no further orders are required.
I have therefore ordered that the Bond Centre release the bond to the Tenant. The Tribunal will notify the Bond Centre of the orders made today so no further action is required by either party.
As these orders are made by consent I do not consider that there is any public interest in publication of the parties’ names and identifying details. I have therefore made orders suppressing the parties’ names and identifying details (including the tenancy address) pursuant to section 95A(4) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

Topics & place

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

Exemplary damages NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s1, s22B, s95A(4)

Key findings

Dispute theme: exemplary damages

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 4933856 about?

The tribunal order states: 2 above is made in full and final settlement of all claims relating to this

How much money was awarded in case 4933856?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4933856?

The primary dispute was Exemplary damages.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4933856?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11214946-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.