Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5012428 — Rent arrears
Decided 13 Dec 2024 · Published 13 Dec 2024 · Application 5012428
- Rent arrears
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenants’ identifying details from the published order.
- The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] will terminate at 11:59pm on Friday 13 December 2024.
- [The tenant/s] owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $10,783.93 being rent arrears to 13/12/24 (“the debt”).
- [The tenant/s] must pay the debt as follows: a. $430 this Thursday 12 December 2024; and b. $20 per week to be paid each Wednesday commencing 18 th December 2024 and continuing on Wednesdays until the debt is paid in full.
- If [The tenant/s] fails to pay the debt within 2 working days of the due date, the balance of the debt will be payable immediately and can be enforced through the District Court.
Reasons
- The landlord attended the hearing represented by Ms Faaletatau. [The tenant/s] also attended the hearing.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy and rent arrears.
- [The tenant/s] agrees to end the tenancy as she has found a new home. The last day of the tenancy is to be this Friday, 13 December 2024.
- [The tenant/s] has agreed to pay off the rent arrears initially by two payments this week: $330 from her wages and $100 from herself. She will then pay the remainder of the debt by way of weekly payments of $20 per week.
- The landlord agrees to this payment plan. Accordingly, the orders are made by consent.
- As this order is made by consent it is appropriate to redact the tenants’ identifying details from the published order. As the landlord administers public funds it is in the public interest that their details be published.