How much money was awarded in case 5179371?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $24,020.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5179371?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5179371?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11829680-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5179371?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $24,020.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5179371?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5179371?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11829680-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5179371 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5179371 about?

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

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Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5179371 — net $22,247.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$24,020.00	Rent arrears
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$22,247.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$22,247.00

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 Thomas Te Amo at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], at 11.59 am on Sunday 18 May 2025.

Thomas Te Amo must pay [The landlord/s] $22,247.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,800.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

Reasons

The landlord attended the remote hearing.

The tenant did not attend the hearing by Teams video link. A telephone call was made to the tenant on the number provided at the allocated hearing time. The call went to voicemail. The Tribunal may hear matters in the absence of a party where satisfied that notice of the hearing has been given. I am satisfied that notice of the hearing was given.

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 (“RTA”).

The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy will be $24,020.00.

This was a fixed term tenancy through until 12 August 2024. At that point it became a periodic tenancy. There is no obligation on a landlord to mitigate their losses where the tenancy is a fixed term tenancy.

The obligation under s. 49 RTA on a landlord to mitigate their losses applies to this tenancy for the period 13 August 2024 until this application was filed by the landlord with the Tribunal on 26 February 2025. During that period, the landlord was required to take all reasonable steps to limit their losses arising from the tenant’s breach.

The landlord explained that from time to time the tenant would make a bulk payment of rent arrears. The rent summary provided by the landlord confirms this as being correct. The landlord said that the tenant had made numerous promises to pay the rent arrears. Eventually, the landlord was no longer prepared to accept these promises and an application was filed with the Tribunal. By a very slim margin, I am prepared to accept that the landlord has taken all reasonable steps during the period since this became a periodic tenancy, to limit their losses.

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

The landlord has applied for name suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful in this matter and suppression of the landlord’s name and details is ordered.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5179371 — net $22,247.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$24,020.00	Rent arrears
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$22,247.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$22,247.00

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 Thomas Te Amo at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], at 11.59 am on Sunday 18 May 2025.

Thomas Te Amo must pay [The landlord/s] $22,247.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,800.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

Reasons

The landlord attended the remote 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 (“RTA”).

The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy will be $24,020.00.

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

The landlord has applied for name suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful in this matter and suppression of the landlord’s name and details is ordered.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5179371 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5179371 — Rent arrears

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