What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5151944 about?

The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] must pay Surfcsr Limited $6,092.00 immediately,

How much money was awarded in case 5151944?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $5,873.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $192.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5151944?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5151944?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11562562-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5151944 about?

The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] must pay Surfcsr Limited $6,092.00 immediately,

How much money was awarded in case 5151944?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $5,873.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $192.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5151944?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5151944?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11562562-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

135A Corks Road, Tikipunga, Whangarei 0112 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5151944 — Rent arrears

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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 5151944 — net $6,092.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 16 February 2024	$5,873.00	9. Mr Dowsett’s rent record establishes rent arrears of $5,873.00 to that date.
Water rates	$192.00	Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$6,092.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$6,092.00

Claims and awards for application 5151944 — net $6,092.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 16 February 2024

Amount: $5,873.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: 9. Mr Dowsett’s rent record establishes rent arrears of $5,873.00 to that date.

Water rates

Amount: $192.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $27.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $6,092.00

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $6,092.00

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

[The tenant/s] must pay Surfcsr Limited $6,092.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

Reasons

The application seeks vacated rent arrears, water rates, and lawnmowing costs.
The hearing took place by phone today, 12 March 2025. Mr Dowsett (Surfcsr Ltd) participated in the hearing. Ms Kemp answered the phone, but then hung up when the Registrar asked her to state her name for the record. The Registrar made multiple attempts to call Ms Kemp back, without success. The hearing proceeded in Ms Kemp’s absence.
Mr Dowsett said that the original intention was for Ms Kemp to have two flatmates, and that each would pay $215.00 per week. Mr Dowsett said that Ms Kemp would be responsible for paying $630.00 per week to him, and the flatmates would pay their share to Ms Kemp.
Mr Dowsett entered into a written agreement with Ms Kemp on a Tenancy Services “Flat / house sharing” document. Mr Dowsett acknowledges that this was a misunderstanding on his part. He should have used a standard tenancy agreement.
The flat sharing documents states that the rent is $215.00, but I accept Mr Dowsett’s statement that this doesn’t accurately reflect the agreement with Ms Kemp, detailed above, that she was to pay $645.00 per week to him. This is supported by the fact that Ms Kemp did in fact pay $645.00 per week for the first few weeks of the tenancy.
The written agreement states that Ms Kemp was to pay a bond of $430.00. Ms Kemp made one payment of $100.00 towards the bond. Mr Dowsett has applied this payment to rent in his calculation of arrears.
Ms Kemp fell into arrears from late November 2024. In January 2025, Mr Dowsett gave Ms Kemp a notice purporting to terminate the tenancy in 21-days because of the rent arrears.
Ms Kemp vacated on 16 February 2025.
Mr Dowsett’s rent record establishes rent arrears of $5,873.00 to that date.
Mr Dowsett recorded the water meter reading at the start and end of the tenancy. The tenant’s proven water use totals $192.00.
The claim also seeks lawnmowing costs. Tenants must leave the premises (inside and out) reasonably clean and tidy at the end of the tenancy. Mr Dowsett did not have any photographs of the property at the end of the tenancy. The burden of proof is with Mr Dowsett. In the absence of evidence of the condition of the lawns at the end of the tenancy I am unable to award the lawn mowing costs.
The landlord has been largely successful in this application and I will also award the landlord the filing fee of $27.00.

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 5151944 — net $6,092.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 16 February 2024	$5,873.00	9. Mr Dowsett’s rent record establishes rent arrears of $5,873.00 to that date.
Water rates	$192.00	Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$6,092.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$6,092.00

Claims and awards for application 5151944 — net $6,092.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 16 February 2024

Amount: $5,873.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: 9. Mr Dowsett’s rent record establishes rent arrears of $5,873.00 to that date.

Water rates

Amount: $192.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $27.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $6,092.00

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $6,092.00

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

[The tenant/s] must pay Surfcsr Limited $6,092.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

Reasons

The application seeks vacated rent arrears, water rates, and lawnmowing costs.
The hearing took place by phone today, 12 March 2025. Mr Dowsett (Surfcsr Ltd) participated in the hearing. Ms Kemp answered the phone, but then hung up when the Registrar asked her to state her name for the record. The Registrar made multiple attempts to call Ms Kemp back, without success. The hearing proceeded in Ms Kemp’s absence.
Mr Dowsett said that the original intention was for Ms Kemp to have two flatmates, and that each would pay $215.00 per week. Mr Dowsett said that Ms Kemp would be responsible for paying $630.00 per week to him, and the flatmates would pay their share to Ms Kemp.
Mr Dowsett entered into a written agreement with Ms Kemp on a Tenancy Services “Flat / house sharing” document. Mr Dowsett acknowledges that this was a misunderstanding on his part. He should have used a standard tenancy agreement.
The flat sharing documents states that the rent is $215.00, but I accept Mr Dowsett’s statement that this doesn’t accurately reflect the agreement with Ms Kemp, detailed above, that she was to pay $645.00 per week to him. This is supported by the fact that Ms Kemp did in fact pay $645.00 per week for the first few weeks of the tenancy.
The written agreement states that Ms Kemp was to pay a bond of $430.00. Ms Kemp made one payment of $100.00 towards the bond. Mr Dowsett has applied this payment to rent in his calculation of arrears.
Ms Kemp fell into arrears from late November 2024. In January 2025, Mr Dowsett gave Ms Kemp a notice purporting to terminate the tenancy in 21-days because of the rent arrears.
Ms Kemp vacated on 16 February 2025.
Mr Dowsett’s rent record establishes rent arrears of $5,873.00 to that date.
Mr Dowsett recorded the water meter reading at the start and end of the tenancy. The tenant’s proven water use totals $192.00.
The claim also seeks lawnmowing costs. Tenants must leave the premises (inside and out) reasonably clean and tidy at the end of the tenancy. Mr Dowsett did not have any photographs of the property at the end of the tenancy. The burden of proof is with Mr Dowsett. In the absence of evidence of the condition of the lawns at the end of the tenancy I am unable to award the lawn mowing costs.
The landlord has been largely successful in this application and I will also award the landlord the filing fee of $27.00.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5151944 — Rent arrears at 135A Corks Road, Tikipunga, Whangarei 0112

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