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Tenancy Tribunal case 5105531 — Rent arrears

Decided 5 Feb 2025 · Published 5 Feb 2025 · Application 5105531

Rent arrears
14-day notice

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 5105531 — Rent arrears

Decided 5 Feb 2025 · Published 5 Feb 2025 · Application 5105531

Rent arrears
14-day notice

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

B Smallbone

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 Landlords’ names and identifying details.
The tenancy of Khyisha Dominique Te Riwhi Nicholls and Matthew Lee Torstonson at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to the landlords immediately.
Khyisha Dominique Te Riwhi Nicholls and Matthew Lee Torstonson must pay the landlords $12,038.00 immediately, being rent arrears to today and the $27.00 filing fee.

Reasons

Only the landlord attended the hearing. The tenants were phoned twice at the time of the hearing but calls went to voicemail on each call.
The landlord has applied for termination, rent arrears and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing. The rent is more than 21 days in arrears. Termination is ordered under section 55(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. Filing Fee
Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Name Suppression
Because the landlord has wholly succeeded with the claim, the landlord’s request for name suppression is granted. (see Section 95A(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986).

Topics & place

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

Rent arrears 14-day notice NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s55(1), s95A(1)

Key findings

Dispute theme: rent arrears
Dispute theme: termination 14day

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5105531 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 5105531?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5105531?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: 14-day notice.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5105531?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11400112-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.