How much money was awarded in case 5068369?

Rent Arrears: $5,000.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5068369?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5068369?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11437321-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5068369?

Rent Arrears: $5,000.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5068369?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5068369?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11437321-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5068369 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5068369 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5068369 — net $2,000.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 27/01/2025	$5,000.00	Rent arrears to 27/01/2025
Net award	$2,000.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,000.00

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the names and identifying details of both parties.

[The tenant/s] must pay [The landlord/s] $2,027.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $3,000.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

The term of the fixed-term tenancy of [The tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] is reduced and now has ended as of 27 th January 2025.

Reasons

The landlord and [the tenant] attended the hearing on 13 th February 2025.

The landlord applied for rent arrears and refund of the bond. 5068369, 50896552

The tenant has applied for reduction of the fixed-term tenancy due to end on 21 st August 2025.

The Tribunal may reduce a fixed term tenancy where: a. there has been an unforeseen change in the applicant’s circumstances; and b. there would be severe hardship to the applicant if the term is not reduced; and c. the applicant’s hardship would be greater than the hardship to the other party if the term is reduced. See section 66(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

There has been an unforeseen change in the tenant's circumstances.

The tenant had originally moved in with her joint tenant [the other tenant] and a boarder named in the tenancy agreement.

The premises comprised of 3 bedrooms.

However, soon after they all moved in, [the other tenant]’s partner came to live with them along with her two teenage children. The named boarder left the tenancy.

[the other tenant] shared one room with his partner and the two teenage children used another room. However, due to their relationship issues, the tenant could not stay in the house and had to sit in the car at all hours of the night along with her baby to settle the baby down.

The tenant would suffer severe hardship if the term of the tenancy were not reduced for her. The premises had essentially become a rental for the co-tenant [the other tenant] and his partner and the tenant was unable to enjoy quiet enjoyment of the premises as was her right as a named tenant. She has subsequently moved out and has been residing in social housing.

The landlord would suffer hardship if the term was reduced for this tenant as [the other tenant] would be the only named tenant remaining. There was a period of time when the tenant was not paying her share of the rent as she had moved out and the landlord was only receiving half the rent. If the rent continued to be half, that would have been significant hardship to the landlord but since 28 th January 2025, the remaining tenant had been covering the full rent through having a boarder at the premises.

I find that the tenant’s hardship would be greater than the landlord’s hardship.

Where the Tribunal reduces a fixed-term tenancy, it may order the tenant to pay the landlord reasonable compensation for any resulting loss. See section 66(2) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. 5068369, 50896553

I award compensation of $5,000.00 to the landlord, taking into account the rent shortfall to 27 th January 2025.

Although both tenants are jointly and severally liable, as this reduction of the fixed-term tenancy is only for the benefit of [the tenant], I order her to pay the remaining rent arrears after the bond being refunded in full to the landlord.

The bond of $3,000.00 will be paid in full to the landlord. [the tenant] must pay the landlord the remaining $2,000.00.

As both parties have succeeded in their applications, no order is made for reimbursement of the filing fees.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5068369 — net $2,000.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 27/01/2025	$5,000.00	Rent arrears to 27/01/2025
Net award	$2,000.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,000.00

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the names and identifying details of both parties.
[The tenant/s] must pay [The landlord/s] $2,027.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $3,000.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.
The term of the fixed-term tenancy of [The tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] is reduced and now has ended as of 27 th January 2025.

Reasons

The landlord and [the tenant] attended the hearing on 13 th February 2025.
The landlord applied for rent arrears and refund of the bond. 5068369, 50896552
The tenant has applied for reduction of the fixed-term tenancy due to end on 21 st August 2025.
The Tribunal may reduce a fixed term tenancy where: a. there has been an unforeseen change in the applicant’s circumstances; and b. there would be severe hardship to the applicant if the term is not reduced; and c. the applicant’s hardship would be greater than the hardship to the other party if the term is reduced. See section 66(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
There has been an unforeseen change in the tenant's circumstances.
The tenant had originally moved in with her joint tenant [the other tenant] and a boarder named in the tenancy agreement.
The premises comprised of 3 bedrooms.
However, soon after they all moved in, [the other tenant]’s partner came to live with them along with her two teenage children. The named boarder left the tenancy.
[the other tenant] shared one room with his partner and the two teenage children used another room. However, due to their relationship issues, the tenant could not stay in the house and had to sit in the car at all hours of the night along with her baby to settle the baby down.
The tenant would suffer severe hardship if the term of the tenancy were not reduced for her. The premises had essentially become a rental for the co-tenant [the other tenant] and his partner and the tenant was unable to enjoy quiet enjoyment of the premises as was her right as a named tenant. She has subsequently moved out and has been residing in social housing.
The landlord would suffer hardship if the term was reduced for this tenant as [the other tenant] would be the only named tenant remaining. There was a period of time when the tenant was not paying her share of the rent as she had moved out and the landlord was only receiving half the rent. If the rent continued to be half, that would have been significant hardship to the landlord but since 28 th January 2025, the remaining tenant had been covering the full rent through having a boarder at the premises.
I find that the tenant’s hardship would be greater than the landlord’s hardship.
Where the Tribunal reduces a fixed-term tenancy, it may order the tenant to pay the landlord reasonable compensation for any resulting loss. See section 66(2) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. 5068369, 50896553
I award compensation of $5,000.00 to the landlord, taking into account the rent shortfall to 27 th January 2025.
Although both tenants are jointly and severally liable, as this reduction of the fixed-term tenancy is only for the benefit of [the tenant], I order her to pay the remaining rent arrears after the bond being refunded in full to the landlord.
The bond of $3,000.00 will be paid in full to the landlord. [the tenant] must pay the landlord the remaining $2,000.00.
As both parties have succeeded in their applications, no order is made for reimbursement of the filing fees.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5068369 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5068369 — Rent arrears

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