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Tenancy Tribunal case 5098790 — Rent arrears

Decided 30 Jul 2025 · Published 30 Jul 2025 · Application 5098790

Rent arrears
Boarding House

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

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 5098790 — Rent arrears

Decided 30 Jul 2025 · Published 30 Jul 2025 · Application 5098790

Rent arrears
Boarding House

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

C Price

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.
Leroy Watene must pay [The landlord/s] $1,364.29 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,280.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [the landlord/s] immediately.

Reasons

[The landlord’s representatives], representing the landlord, attended the teleconference hearing. The phone number for the tenant, the last three digits being 031, was called twice. Both calls went to voicemail. As the tenant was served, the hearing proceeded in his absence.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears in a boarding house tenancy, following the end of the tenancy.
The landlord has provided rent records which prove the amount owing to 4 December 2024, which was the end of the tenancy, which is $2,644.29. Refund of the bond
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,280.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [the landlord/s] immediately. Filing fee
The landlord has not applied to be reimbursed for the filing fee. Suppression
The landlord requested name suppression. As they have been successful with the claim, the landlord is entitled to name suppression. Therefore, I order that the landlord’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address are not to be published. See section 95A(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

Topics & place

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

Rent arrears Boarding House NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s95A(1)

Key findings

Dispute theme: rent arrears
Dispute theme: boarding house

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5098790 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 5098790?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5098790?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Boarding House.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5098790?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11515931-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Adjudicator

C Price

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.
Leroy Watene must pay [The landlord/s] $1,364.29 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,280.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [the landlord/s] immediately.

Reasons

[The landlord’s representatives], representing the landlord, attended the teleconference hearing. The phone number for the tenant, the last three digits being 031, was called twice. Both calls went to voicemail. As the tenant was served, the hearing proceeded in his absence.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears in a boarding house tenancy, following the end of the tenancy.
The landlord has provided rent records which prove the amount owing to 4 December 2024, which was the end of the tenancy, which is $2,644.29. Refund of the bond
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,280.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [the landlord/s] immediately. Filing fee
The landlord has not applied to be reimbursed for the filing fee. Suppression
The landlord requested name suppression. As they have been successful with the claim, the landlord is entitled to name suppression. Therefore, I order that the landlord’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address are not to be published. See section 95A(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

Topics & place

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

Rent arrears Boarding House NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s95A(1)

Key findings

Dispute theme: rent arrears
Dispute theme: boarding house

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5098790 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 5098790?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5098790?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Boarding House.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5098790?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11515931-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.