Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 4937254 — Cleanliness at Unit/Flat 1A, 16 Airedale Place, Christchurch Central,
Decided 28 Aug 2024 · Published 28 Aug 2024 · Application 4937254
Landlord favoured
- Cleanliness
- Property damage
- Rent arrears
Order
- Maryam Abdi must pay Otautahi Community Housing Trust $1,568.49 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:
Reasons
- The landlord’s representatives attended the hearing. The tenant did not attend.
- The landlord has applied for rent arrears, compensation, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.
How much is owed for rent?
- The tenancy ended on 13 May 2024. The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount of rent owing at the end of the tenancy.
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 (RTA).
- The tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and did not remove all rubbish.
- The tenant did not return the keys.
- The amounts ordered are proved by the production of an invoice and photos and by the evidence the landlord’s representatives gave at the hearing.
- As the application is successful, the tenant must pay the landlord’s Tribunal filing fee.