Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5017208 — Rent arrears at 43 Oaktree Avenue, Browns Bay, Auckland 0630
Decided 7 Oct 2024 · Published 7 Oct 2024 · Application 5017208
- Rent arrears
- 14-day notice
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- [The tenant/s] owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $1,743.72 (“the debt”) being rent Arrears Until 7 October 2024.
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By fortnightly payments of $604.00, being $504.00 for rent and $100.00 for the debt. b. Payments must start tomorrow Tuesday 8 October 2024 and continue every alternate or every second Tuesday until the debt is paid in full.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent and then rent arrears.
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 2 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at 43 Oaktree Avenue, Browns Bay, Auckland 0630 will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy because of rent arrears. The tenant wants to repay the debt to avoid immediate termination.
Should a conditional termination order be made?
- 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.
- I am satisfied the tenant will pay the debt within the period specified in the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach. I have granted a conditional termination order.
- 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.
- The parties jointly requested name suppression for the tenant. As the order is made by agreement that request is granted and the tenant’s name is not to be published.