How much money was awarded in case 5156732?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $9,630.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5156732?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5156732?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11742688-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5156732?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $9,630.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5156732?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5156732?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11742688-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5156732 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5156732 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5156732 — net $7,337.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$9,630.00	Rent arrears
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$7,337.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$7,337.00

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.

The tenancy of Heli Lehtinen at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], immediately.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,320.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

Heli Lehtinen must pay [The landlord/s] $7,337.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

[The landlord/s] must take any of the tenant’s personal documents that have been left at the premises to the nearest Police station and obtain a receipt for them.

The landlord shall dispose of the other goods left at the premises by the tenant by: a. selling all goods with a saleable value by public auction or by private contract at a reasonable market price, and b. disposing of all goods with no saleable value as the landlord sees fit.

The amount owing to the applicant out of the proceeds of any sale is $7,337.00.

[The landlord/s] must pay the proceeds of any sale, less the amount owing, to the Bond Centre together with a copy of this order.

The Tribunal directs the tenant to provide the landlord with written directions for the location of the keys to the premises by no later than 4pm on Thursday 24 April 2025.

Reasons

Both parties attended the Teams video hearing.

The hearing commenced at 11.30 am. At 11.57 am, contact with the tenant was lost. By this stage of the hearing, all relevant evidence had been received from the parties. The tenant had not reconnected with the meeting by 12.02pm. The landlord did not proffer any further evidence and the matter was finished without further contact from the tenant.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond.

Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The tenancy is terminated. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy is $9,630.00.

The tenant said that she knew where the keys to the premises were. She is directed to provide the landlord with written directions, so that the landlord can locate the keys. That information is to be provided to the landlord by no later than 4 pm on Thursday 24 April 2025.

The landlord has applied for the disposal of goods the tenant left at the premises at the end of the tenancy.

The landlord is unable to agree with the tenant on a period for the tenant to collect the goods.

It is not practicable for the landlord to the return the goods to the tenant as the tenant now resides in Norway. Some of the goods have a value above the cost of storing, transporting and selling them. The landlord must sell these goods at a reasonable market price.

The landlord may deduct any amount owing from the sale proceeds, and must pay the balance, if any, to the Bond Centre. See sections 62(3)(b), 62B(2),(3) and (4), 62C(1)(b),(2) and (3) Residential Tenancies Act 1986).

The landlord may dispose of any goods that have no saleable value.

As [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must order the tenant to reimburse the filing fee.

Both parties applied for name suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful in this matter and suppression of the landlords name and details is ordered. The tenant has not been wholly or substantially successful in this matter and the tenants application for name suppression is dismissed.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5156732 — net $7,337.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$9,630.00	Rent arrears
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$7,337.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$7,337.00

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.
The tenancy of Heli Lehtinen at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], immediately.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,320.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.
Heli Lehtinen must pay [The landlord/s] $7,337.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:
[The landlord/s] must take any of the tenant’s personal documents that have been left at the premises to the nearest Police station and obtain a receipt for them.
The landlord shall dispose of the other goods left at the premises by the tenant by: a. selling all goods with a saleable value by public auction or by private contract at a reasonable market price, and b. disposing of all goods with no saleable value as the landlord sees fit.
The amount owing to the applicant out of the proceeds of any sale is $7,337.00.
[The landlord/s] must pay the proceeds of any sale, less the amount owing, to the Bond Centre together with a copy of this order.
The Tribunal directs the tenant to provide the landlord with written directions for the location of the keys to the premises by no later than 4pm on Thursday 24 April 2025.

Reasons

Both parties attended the Teams video hearing.
The hearing commenced at 11.30 am. At 11.57 am, contact with the tenant was lost. By this stage of the hearing, all relevant evidence had been received from the parties. The tenant had not reconnected with the meeting by 12.02pm. The landlord did not proffer any further evidence and the matter was finished without further contact from the tenant.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond.
Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The tenancy is terminated. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy is $9,630.00.
The tenant said that she knew where the keys to the premises were. She is directed to provide the landlord with written directions, so that the landlord can locate the keys. That information is to be provided to the landlord by no later than 4 pm on Thursday 24 April 2025.
The landlord has applied for the disposal of goods the tenant left at the premises at the end of the tenancy.
The landlord is unable to agree with the tenant on a period for the tenant to collect the goods.
It is not practicable for the landlord to the return the goods to the tenant as the tenant now resides in Norway. Some of the goods have a value above the cost of storing, transporting and selling them. The landlord must sell these goods at a reasonable market price.
The landlord may deduct any amount owing from the sale proceeds, and must pay the balance, if any, to the Bond Centre. See sections 62(3)(b), 62B(2),(3) and (4), 62C(1)(b),(2) and (3) Residential Tenancies Act 1986).
The landlord may dispose of any goods that have no saleable value.
As [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must order the tenant to reimburse the filing fee.
Both parties applied for name suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful in this matter and suppression of the landlords name and details is ordered. The tenant has not been wholly or substantially successful in this matter and the tenants application for name suppression is dismissed.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5156732 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5156732 — Rent arrears

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