How much money was awarded in case 5056369?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $239.29 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5056369?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5056369?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11159260-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5056369?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $239.29 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5056369?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5056369?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11159260-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5056369 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5056369 about?

The tribunal order states: The Tribunal orders suppression of both parties’ names and identifying details.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5056369 — net $266.29 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 6/12/27	$239.29	Rent arrears to 6/12/27
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$266.29
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$266.29

The Tribunal orders suppression of both parties’ names and identifying details.

[The tenant/s] must pay [The landlord/s] $266.29 immediately, in accordance with the following table:

[The tenant/s] must pay her rent of $440 weekly in advance in accordance with her tenancy agreement with the next payment falling due Saturday 7 December 2024.

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing represented by [The landlord’s representative].

[The tenant/s] did not attend the hearing and did not answer the calls made to her phone during the hearing. She had been notified of the hearing by email and text, accordingly pursuant to section 92 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) the hearing continued in her absence.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy on the basis of rent arrears. Pursuant to section 55(1)(aa) of the RTA, the landlord is entitled to seek and be granted a termination order.

However, [The tenant/s] has paid a significant chunk of her rent arrears recently and is almost up to date. Accordingly, [The landlord’s representative] withdrew the application for termination and just seeks a rent arrears order.

During the hearing [The tenant/s] emailed [The landlord’s representative] advising that she had arranged for Work and Income New Zealand to pay her rent directly going forward.

According, as sought I make the following orders:

[The tenant/s] is in rent arrears of $239.29 to take her rent to the end of this rental week on Friday. She must pay that now. a. She must also reimburse the landlord the application fee to make this application as the landlord was successful in their claims. 1 b. Further, [The tenant/s] next rent is due on Saturday for the coming rental week. That is to be paid and she is to pay her rent in advance as required by her tenancy agreement. c. [The tenant/s] should be on notice that this is effectively a final chance. If the landlord applies for termination of the tenancy again in the future in similar circumstances, such an order may be made. This is because the Tribunal must terminate a tenancy where: 2 d. on 3 separate occasions within a 90-day period the rent has been at least 5 working days in arrear; and e. on each occasion the landlord gave the tenant written notice advising the tenant of the arrear, the dates for which rent was overdue, the amount or amounts of overdue rent, and the tenant’s right to make an application to the Tribunal challenging the notice; and 1 Pursuant to section 102(4) of the RTA 2 pursuant to section 55(1)(aa) of the RTA f. each notice stated how many other notices (if any) the landlord had given the tenant under this paragraph in relation to the same tenancy and 90-day period; and g. the landlord makes an application to the Tribunal within 28 days after the landlord gave the third notice.

Given the circumstances I consider it disproportionate to publish the parties’ identifying details. This claim has been resolved, effectively by consent. Therefore, pursuant to section 95A of the RTA, I direct that both parties’ identifying details be suppressed from the published order.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5056369 — net $266.29 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 6/12/27	$239.29	Rent arrears to 6/12/27
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$266.29
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$266.29

Order

The Tribunal orders suppression of both parties’ names and identifying details.
[The tenant/s] must pay [The landlord/s] $266.29 immediately, in accordance with the following table:
[The tenant/s] must pay her rent of $440 weekly in advance in accordance with her tenancy agreement with the next payment falling due Saturday 7 December 2024.

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing represented by [The landlord’s representative].
[The tenant/s] did not attend the hearing and did not answer the calls made to her phone during the hearing. She had been notified of the hearing by email and text, accordingly pursuant to section 92 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) the hearing continued in her absence.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy on the basis of rent arrears. Pursuant to section 55(1)(aa) of the RTA, the landlord is entitled to seek and be granted a termination order.
However, [The tenant/s] has paid a significant chunk of her rent arrears recently and is almost up to date. Accordingly, [The landlord’s representative] withdrew the application for termination and just seeks a rent arrears order.
During the hearing [The tenant/s] emailed [The landlord’s representative] advising that she had arranged for Work and Income New Zealand to pay her rent directly going forward.
According, as sought I make the following orders:
[The tenant/s] is in rent arrears of $239.29 to take her rent to the end of this rental week on Friday. She must pay that now. a. She must also reimburse the landlord the application fee to make this application as the landlord was successful in their claims. 1 b. Further, [The tenant/s] next rent is due on Saturday for the coming rental week. That is to be paid and she is to pay her rent in advance as required by her tenancy agreement. c. [The tenant/s] should be on notice that this is effectively a final chance. If the landlord applies for termination of the tenancy again in the future in similar circumstances, such an order may be made. This is because the Tribunal must terminate a tenancy where: 2 d. on 3 separate occasions within a 90-day period the rent has been at least 5 working days in arrear; and e. on each occasion the landlord gave the tenant written notice advising the tenant of the arrear, the dates for which rent was overdue, the amount or amounts of overdue rent, and the tenant’s right to make an application to the Tribunal challenging the notice; and 1 Pursuant to section 102(4) of the RTA 2 pursuant to section 55(1)(aa) of the RTA f. each notice stated how many other notices (if any) the landlord had given the tenant under this paragraph in relation to the same tenancy and 90-day period; and g. the landlord makes an application to the Tribunal within 28 days after the landlord gave the third notice.
Given the circumstances I consider it disproportionate to publish the parties’ identifying details. This claim has been resolved, effectively by consent. Therefore, pursuant to section 95A of the RTA, I direct that both parties’ identifying details be suppressed from the published order.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5056369 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5056369 — Rent arrears

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