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Tenancy Tribunal case 5124860 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 2 Apr 2025 · Published 2 Apr 2025 · Application 5124860

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

R Morgan

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 5124860 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 2 Apr 2025 · Published 2 Apr 2025 · Application 5124860

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

R Morgan

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

The Rent Shop Limited T/As The Rent Shop Nelson Ltd) As Agent For Sieglinde And Klaus-Dieter Siewert must pay [The tenant/s] $27.00 immediately, being reimbursement of the Tribunal filing fee.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,440.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The tenant/s] immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The tenant has applied for refund of the bond. The landlord says that it has a claim against the bond but has not filed a counterclaim with Tenancy Services.
Bond is tenant money, unless and until the landlord proves a claim to it.
Section 22B(2) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 provides that, where a tenant applies for refund of the bond, and the landlord seeks payment from the bond, the landlord must file an application setting out the details of the counterclaim.
The requirement for the landlord to file a counterclaim is mandatory. Because the landlord has not filed a counterclaim the bond is refunded in full to the tenant.
This does not prevent the landlord from filing a claim against the tenant at a later date. It just means that, if the landlord’s claim is successful, there is no bond to put towards any monetary award made.
As the tenants were successful with this application, I have awarded reimbursement of the Tribunal application fee and granted their request for suppression of their details.

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s22B(2)

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5124860 about?

The tribunal order states: The Rent Shop Limited T/As The Rent Shop Nelson Ltd) As Agent For

How much money was awarded in case 5124860?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5124860?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5124860?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11664371-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Order

The Rent Shop Limited T/As The Rent Shop Nelson Ltd) As Agent For Sieglinde And Klaus-Dieter Siewert must pay [The tenant/s] $27.00 immediately, being reimbursement of the Tribunal filing fee.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,440.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The tenant/s] immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The tenant has applied for refund of the bond. The landlord says that it has a claim against the bond but has not filed a counterclaim with Tenancy Services.
Bond is tenant money, unless and until the landlord proves a claim to it.
Section 22B(2) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 provides that, where a tenant applies for refund of the bond, and the landlord seeks payment from the bond, the landlord must file an application setting out the details of the counterclaim.
The requirement for the landlord to file a counterclaim is mandatory. Because the landlord has not filed a counterclaim the bond is refunded in full to the tenant.
This does not prevent the landlord from filing a claim against the tenant at a later date. It just means that, if the landlord’s claim is successful, there is no bond to put towards any monetary award made.
As the tenants were successful with this application, I have awarded reimbursement of the Tribunal application fee and granted their request for suppression of their details.

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s22B(2)

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5124860 about?

The tribunal order states: The Rent Shop Limited T/As The Rent Shop Nelson Ltd) As Agent For

How much money was awarded in case 5124860?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5124860?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5124860?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11664371-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.