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Tenancy Tribunal case 5076808 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 17 Feb 2025 · Published 17 Feb 2025 · Application 5076808

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

S Young

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.

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 5076808 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 17 Feb 2025 · Published 17 Feb 2025 · Application 5076808

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

S Young

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

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.
The applications are dismissed.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The tenant Destin Halligan has applied to terminate a fixed term tenancy early, pursuant to s.66 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (“RTA”) under TT 5076808.
The law in that area is clear. The Tribunal held in Bruce and others v Mark and Maggies Property Company Ltd 13/01477/WN in a decision that has subsequently been confirmed by the Tribunal, that a co-tenant cannot apply to end a fixed term tenancy alone. The application to the Tribunal is by one of three co-tenants and is accordingly dismissed.
Application TT 5156093 is essentially a claim by two of the co-tenants for release of the third co-tenant’s bond to them. The claim has been filed against the landlord. A bond may only be released by agreement between the parties or by order of the Tribunal. In reality, the bond dispute is a dispute between the tenants, not with the landlord.
The Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear disputes between landlord and tenant. It does not have jurisdiction to hear claims between tenants. Despite the parties referred to in the heading to these proceedings, this is a dispute between tenants.
TT 5156093 is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
The tenants have not been wholly or substantially successful in this matter and I make no order regarding the filing fees.
All parties applied for name suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful in each set of proceedings and suppression of the landlord name and details is ordered. The tenants have not been wholly or substantially successful in these proceedings and the tenant’s applications for name suppression are dismissed.

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5076808 about?

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

How much money was awarded in case 5076808?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5076808?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5076808?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11445421-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.
The applications are dismissed.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The tenant Destin Halligan has applied to terminate a fixed term tenancy early, pursuant to s.66 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (“RTA”) under TT 5076808.
The law in that area is clear. The Tribunal held in Bruce and others v Mark and Maggies Property Company Ltd 13/01477/WN in a decision that has subsequently been confirmed by the Tribunal, that a co-tenant cannot apply to end a fixed term tenancy alone. The application to the Tribunal is by one of three co-tenants and is accordingly dismissed.
Application TT 5156093 is essentially a claim by two of the co-tenants for release of the third co-tenant’s bond to them. The claim has been filed against the landlord. A bond may only be released by agreement between the parties or by order of the Tribunal. In reality, the bond dispute is a dispute between the tenants, not with the landlord.
The Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear disputes between landlord and tenant. It does not have jurisdiction to hear claims between tenants. Despite the parties referred to in the heading to these proceedings, this is a dispute between tenants.
TT 5156093 is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
The tenants have not been wholly or substantially successful in this matter and I make no order regarding the filing fees.
All parties applied for name suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful in each set of proceedings and suppression of the landlord name and details is ordered. The tenants have not been wholly or substantially successful in these proceedings and the tenant’s applications for name suppression are dismissed.

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5076808 about?

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

How much money was awarded in case 5076808?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5076808?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5076808?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11445421-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.