Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5091570 — Rent arrears
Decided 22 Jan 2025 · Published 22 Jan 2025 · Application 5091570
- Rent arrears
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- The landlord’s name and identifying details including the tenancy address must not be published.
- The tenancy of Jason Ian Hartigan at [street address], Northcote Point, Auckland 0627 is terminated, and possession is granted to [the landlord], at the end of 3 February 2025.
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,060.00 to [the landlord] immediately.
- Jason Ian Hartigan must pay [the landlord] $3,283.43 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below: DescriptionLandlord Rent arrears and rent to 24 January 2025$4,360.00 Rent due from 25/1 - 3/2/25$956.43 Filing fee reimbursement$27.00 Total award$5,343.43 Bond$2,060.00 Balance $3,283.43
Reasons
- The hearing was conducted on Microsoft Teams.
- The landlord’s son attended the hearing as the landlord’s representative by video link.
- The tenant did not attend the hearing. The hearing proceeded in his absence.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears, reimbursement of the filing fee, and payment over of the bond.
- Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The Tribunal must terminate the tenancy under s 55(1)(a) of Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount of rent the tenant owes to 24 January 2025. For convenience, I make an order for the rent payable from 25 January 2025 to the end of the tenancy on 3 February 2025, which I understand is the termination date the tenant asked for.
- Because the landlord has wholly succeeded in the claim, the Tribunal must order the tenant to reimburse the landlord for the filing fee.
- The landlord’s son says the Bond Centre holds a bond for this tenancy. The Bond Centre is to pay that to the landlord in part-payment of the tenant’s debt to the landlord.