Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5124448 — Rent arrears
Decided 26 Mar 2025 · Published 26 Mar 2025 · Application 5124448
- Rent arrears
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord name and identifying details.
- Dushonne Mackay must pay [The landlord/s] $846.54 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:
Reasons
- The landlord attended the hearing, conducted via teleconference. Two calls to the tenant went unanswered and to voicemail. After the first call went to voicemail, a brief message was left introducing myself and explaining the purpose of the call. The message concluded with the advice I would try a second time after waiting some minutes. I was satisfied adequate service had completed and I continued with the hearing after the second call also went unanswered.
- The tenancy has ended. The landlord applications sought an order for water rates. The water rates claimed included fixed-costs that remain with the landlord. A revised water rates summary was provided after the hearing. This is accepted.
- The tenant had previously released the bond to the landlord. While that had been applied to the rent arrears, there was a balance remaining. This order has accepted the final rent arrears and water rates (after the landlord removed fixed-costs) and applied the bond against that, as well as the filing fee, to arrive at the final monetary order for this tenancy. Filing fee
- Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Suppression
- Section 95A RTA states regarding suppression orders that the Tribunal must, on the application of a party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that publication is in the public interest or is justified because of the party’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case.
- The landlord requested suppression in its application. As it has been wholly successful, suppression is ordered.