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Tenancy Tribunal case 5044188 — Rent arrears

Decided 18 Dec 2024 · Published 18 Dec 2024 · Application 5044188

Rent arrears

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

A Macpherson

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 5044188 — Rent arrears

Decided 18 Dec 2024 · Published 18 Dec 2024 · Application 5044188

Rent arrears

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

A Macpherson

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

Suppression of the Tenant name and identifying details.
The application is dismissed.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing via teleconference.
The landlord seeks a conditional order for termination of this tenancy for rent arrears. The landlord says they wish to increase payments the tenant has been making and they require termination of the tenancy in default.
The tenant acknowledged the assistance she has received from the landlord over the years, but she does not understand this application, and she says it has caused considerable worry for her. She does not want any change from the agreement already in place to which she is committed.
I find that this application must be dismissed. Both parties made an agreement in September 2023 that the tenant would pay off the debt by $20.00 per fortnight. The tenant has not breached this agreement and it has been working well for over a year.
As there is already an agreement in place between the parties which has not been breached, the Tribunal is unable to undo it and impose another order with additional conditions. This would be unfair as one party cannot unilaterally change the terms of a binding agreement. The parties are of course free to renegotiate the terms of the agreement with each other at any time.
The application is dismissed.
It is appropriate to grant name suppression for the tenant in these circumstances.

Topics & place

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

Rent arrears NO ADDRESS

Key findings

Dispute theme: rent arrears

Property management

Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities (applicant)

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5044188 about?

The tribunal order states: Suppression of the Tenant name and identifying details.

How much money was awarded in case 5044188?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5044188?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5044188?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11234886-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.