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Decided 20 May 2025 · Published 20 May 2025 · Application 5131472
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
New Zealand
Tribunal region
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 20 May 2025 · Published 20 May 2025 · Application 5131472
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
New Zealand
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
J Yi
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meth testing/Cleaning | $1,839.13 | Meth testing/Cleaning | |
| Lock/key replacement: Door lock removal | $86.25 | Lock/key replacement: Door lock removal | |
| Carpet Cleaning: Toilet unblocking | $356.50 | Carpet Cleaning: Toilet unblocking | |
| Lawns and Garden work | $138.00 | Lawns and Garden work | |
| Replace furnishings: Curtain | $402.50 | Replace furnishings: Curtain | |
| Repairs: Wall damage | $1,725.00 | Repairs: Wall damage | |
| Repairs: Timber floorboard | $862.50 | Repairs: Timber floorboard | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $4,992.88 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $4,992.88 |
Claims and awards for application 5131472 — net $4,992.88 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Meth testing/Cleaning
Lock/key replacement: Door lock removal
Carpet Cleaning: Toilet unblocking
Lawns and Garden work
Replace furnishings: Curtain
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal
Cleaning: $356.50 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $1,839.13 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $138.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $86.25 awarded to landlord; Timber Floorboard: $862.50 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $1,725.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Furnishings: Curtain: $402.50 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11872976-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.
Adjudicator
J Yi
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meth testing/Cleaning | $1,839.13 | Meth testing/Cleaning | |
| Lock/key replacement: Door lock removal | $86.25 | Lock/key replacement: Door lock removal | |
| Carpet Cleaning: Toilet unblocking | $356.50 | Carpet Cleaning: Toilet unblocking | |
| Lawns and Garden work | $138.00 | Lawns and Garden work | |
| Replace furnishings: Curtain | $402.50 | Replace furnishings: Curtain | |
| Repairs: Wall damage | $1,725.00 | Repairs: Wall damage | |
| Repairs: Timber floorboard | $862.50 | Repairs: Timber floorboard | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $4,992.88 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $4,992.88 |
Claims and awards for application 5131472 — net $4,992.88 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Meth testing/Cleaning
Lock/key replacement: Door lock removal
Carpet Cleaning: Toilet unblocking
Lawns and Garden work
Replace furnishings: Curtain
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal
Cleaning: $356.50 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $1,839.13 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $138.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $86.25 awarded to landlord; Timber Floorboard: $862.50 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $1,725.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Furnishings: Curtain: $402.50 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11872976-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.
Repairs: Wall damage
Repairs: Timber floorboard
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $4,992.88
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $4,992.88
Repairs: Wall damage
Repairs: Timber floorboard
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $4,992.88
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $4,992.88
