What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5126530 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made and the Tribunal orders

How much money was awarded in case 5126530?

Previous Order 5/3/25: $349.36 awarded to landlord; Previous Order 5033788: $6,961.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $2,720.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5126530?

The primary dispute was Property damage.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5126530?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11773117-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5126530 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made and the Tribunal orders

How much money was awarded in case 5126530?

Previous Order 5/3/25: $349.36 awarded to landlord; Previous Order 5033788: $6,961.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $2,720.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5126530?

The primary dispute was Property damage.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5126530?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11773117-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5126530 — Property damage

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Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5126530 — net $10,030.69 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Repairs: insurance excess	$2,720.00	Repairs: insurance excess
Previous order 5/3/25	$349.36	Previous order 5/3/25
Previous order 5033788	$6,961.00	Previous order 5033788
Net award	$10,030.69
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$10,030.69

Claims and awards for application 5126530 — net $10,030.69 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Repairs: insurance excess

Amount: $2,720.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Repairs: insurance excess

Previous order 5/3/25

Amount: $349.36
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Previous order 5/3/25

Previous order 5033788

Amount: $6,961.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Previous order 5033788

Net award

Landlord $10,030.69

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $10,030.69

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Property damage

Order

An application for suppression has been made and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details.
Alisha Amakisa Jahnke, Michael Moli, Arthur John Sooalo and Atonio Iosefa Mose must pay [The landlord/s] $10,030.69 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
This order incorporates the Tribunal orders made on 5 March 2025 and 18 December 2024 under applications 5126530 and 5033788 respectively.

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing represented by [redacted].
The tenant did not attend and did not answer the calls made to her phone during the hearing which rung out. She had been notified of the hearing by letter and text, accordingly pursuant to section 92 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) the hearing continued in her absence. I note she did not attend the previous mediation or hearing.
This tenancy was ended by Tribunal order 1 on 29 November 2024. A fire had occurred at the property after which the tenants vacated.
The Tribunal has already made two monetary orders in relation to this tenancy, the first on 18 December 2024 for $6,961.00 of rent arrears. The second on 5 March 2025 for compensation relating to the way the property was left when vacated of $349.36 after the bond had been applied to the debt. The previous orders are incorporated into this order for enforcement purposes.
The claim for compensation for fire damage was adjourned by the Tribunal on 5 March to await the completion of the repair work. That work has now been done and an invoice for $3,348.80 has been filed. Insurance was sought and paid however the excess applied was $2,750. This is the amount sought by the landlord.
It is accepted that the damage was caused carelessly as the fire started with a cigarette butt being left burning on the backdoor porch. Given the damage is classified as careless damage, the tenant is only liable for the repair to the lesser of the insurance excess, or four weeks of rent. 2 The former being $2,750, the latter $2,720. Accordingly, I award $2,720 compensation for the repair of the fire damage.

Should the guarantors be liable?

On 18 December 2023 the guarantors Michael Moli, Arthur John Sooalo, and Atonio Iosefa Mose provided a guarantee to the landlord, which undertook that the guarantor would be liable for any breach of the tenant's obligations, as follows:
The Tribunal has ordered the tenant to pay $10,030.69 to the landlord for the tenant’s breaches, which are all matters covered by the guarantee. 1 application 5033788 2 See sections 40(2)(a), 41 and 49B RTA.
I am therefore satisfied that the guarantor is liable under the guarantee to pay the landlord the sum ordered. See section 77(2)(ka) RTA.

Should suppression orders be made?

As the landlord has been successful in their claims, pursuant to section 95A of the RTA I approve their application for suppression orders.

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5126530 — net $10,030.69 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Repairs: insurance excess	$2,720.00	Repairs: insurance excess
Previous order 5/3/25	$349.36	Previous order 5/3/25
Previous order 5033788	$6,961.00	Previous order 5033788
Net award	$10,030.69
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$10,030.69

Claims and awards for application 5126530 — net $10,030.69 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Repairs: insurance excess

Amount: $2,720.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Repairs: insurance excess

Previous order 5/3/25

Amount: $349.36
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Previous order 5/3/25

Previous order 5033788

Amount: $6,961.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Previous order 5033788

Net award

Landlord $10,030.69

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $10,030.69

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Property damage

Order

An application for suppression has been made and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details.
Alisha Amakisa Jahnke, Michael Moli, Arthur John Sooalo and Atonio Iosefa Mose must pay [The landlord/s] $10,030.69 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
This order incorporates the Tribunal orders made on 5 March 2025 and 18 December 2024 under applications 5126530 and 5033788 respectively.

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing represented by [redacted].
The tenant did not attend and did not answer the calls made to her phone during the hearing which rung out. She had been notified of the hearing by letter and text, accordingly pursuant to section 92 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) the hearing continued in her absence. I note she did not attend the previous mediation or hearing.
This tenancy was ended by Tribunal order 1 on 29 November 2024. A fire had occurred at the property after which the tenants vacated.
The Tribunal has already made two monetary orders in relation to this tenancy, the first on 18 December 2024 for $6,961.00 of rent arrears. The second on 5 March 2025 for compensation relating to the way the property was left when vacated of $349.36 after the bond had been applied to the debt. The previous orders are incorporated into this order for enforcement purposes.
The claim for compensation for fire damage was adjourned by the Tribunal on 5 March to await the completion of the repair work. That work has now been done and an invoice for $3,348.80 has been filed. Insurance was sought and paid however the excess applied was $2,750. This is the amount sought by the landlord.
It is accepted that the damage was caused carelessly as the fire started with a cigarette butt being left burning on the backdoor porch. Given the damage is classified as careless damage, the tenant is only liable for the repair to the lesser of the insurance excess, or four weeks of rent. 2 The former being $2,750, the latter $2,720. Accordingly, I award $2,720 compensation for the repair of the fire damage.

Should the guarantors be liable?

On 18 December 2023 the guarantors Michael Moli, Arthur John Sooalo, and Atonio Iosefa Mose provided a guarantee to the landlord, which undertook that the guarantor would be liable for any breach of the tenant's obligations, as follows:
The Tribunal has ordered the tenant to pay $10,030.69 to the landlord for the tenant’s breaches, which are all matters covered by the guarantee. 1 application 5033788 2 See sections 40(2)(a), 41 and 49B RTA.
I am therefore satisfied that the guarantor is liable under the guarantee to pay the landlord the sum ordered. See section 77(2)(ka) RTA.

Should suppression orders be made?

As the landlord has been successful in their claims, pursuant to section 95A of the RTA I approve their application for suppression orders.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5126530 — Property damage

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5126530 — Property damage

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Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should the guarantors be liable?

Should suppression orders be made?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should the guarantors be liable?

Should suppression orders be made?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions