Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5172336 — Rent arrears
Decided 31 Mar 2025 · Published 31 Mar 2025 · Application 5172336
- Rent arrears
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
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 Gaylene Masters and Totara Masters at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], at 5pm on 24 March 2025.
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,280.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.
- Gaylene Masters and Totara Masters must pay [The landlord/s] $5,469.85 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- 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 tenant believes she has made an additional weekly rent payment however she provided no evidence of that and, regardless, there are still arrears.
- Because [The landlord/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
- [The landlord/s] has been successful and is entitled to an order for name suppression.