What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5188551 about?

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

How much money was awarded in case 5188551?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to tenant

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5188551?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5188551?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11939902-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5188551 about?

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

How much money was awarded in case 5188551?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to tenant

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5188551?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5188551?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11939902-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

295B Porchester Road, Takanini, Takanini 2112 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5188551 — Tenancy dispute

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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 5188551 — net $777.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Tenant	Reason
Refund of bond	$750.00	Refund of bond
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$777.00
Total payable by Landlord to Tenant	$777.00

Claims and awards for application 5188551 — net $777.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Refund of bond

Amount: $750.00
Awarded to: Tenant
Reason: Refund of bond

Filing fee reimbursement

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

Net award

Tenant $777.00

Total payable by Landlord to Tenant

Tenant $777.00

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name.
kajalpreet kaur must pay [The tenant/s] $777.00 immediately, being $750.00 for the bond and the filing fee of $27.00.

Reasons

The tenant attended the hearing today. I note that the landlord requested an adjournment on 23 May 2025. However, no medical certificate was provided, and the request was not granted.
On 6 March 2025 the tenant applied to the Tribunal for refund of a bond of $750.00 paid to the landlord on 23 November 2024.
There was no tenancy agreement. The tenant paid weekly rent of $250.00 for a room. The kitchen and bathroom facilities were shared. The arrangement was short-lived and ended after about two months.
The premises were occupied by two couples, the landlord, and her brother. There were 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The tenant said the landlord advertised the room on Facebook. He had no dealings with anyone else about the tenancy and assumed the landlord was the owner. It was only after he left that the landlord said the owners were overseas for two weeks.
The tenant said the landlord refused to refund his bond, alleging there was damage to the room.
The landlord has previously been a respondent to Tribunal proceedings for a bond refund at these premises. On the available information, I am satisfied that this was a landlord-tenant relationship, not a flatmates situation. The landlord granted the tenant a right to occupy a room, for rent, with other facilities being shared.
I am not satisfied that section 5(1)(n) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies (which relates to lodging arrangements). There were so many people living there that, in my view, it cannot be said that the premises were being used during the tenancy principally (i.e., mainly) as a place of residence for the landlord and her brother.
For these reasons, I order that the landlord refund the bond, which has not been lodged with the Bond Centre. Filing Fee and Suppression
The tenant has succeeded. I must award the filing fee.
I also grant name suppression as requested.

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 5188551 — net $777.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Tenant	Reason
Refund of bond	$750.00	Refund of bond
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$777.00
Total payable by Landlord to Tenant	$777.00

Claims and awards for application 5188551 — net $777.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Refund of bond

Amount: $750.00
Awarded to: Tenant
Reason: Refund of bond

Filing fee reimbursement

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

Net award

Tenant $777.00

Total payable by Landlord to Tenant

Tenant $777.00

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name.
kajalpreet kaur must pay [The tenant/s] $777.00 immediately, being $750.00 for the bond and the filing fee of $27.00.

Reasons

The tenant attended the hearing today. I note that the landlord requested an adjournment on 23 May 2025. However, no medical certificate was provided, and the request was not granted.
On 6 March 2025 the tenant applied to the Tribunal for refund of a bond of $750.00 paid to the landlord on 23 November 2024.
There was no tenancy agreement. The tenant paid weekly rent of $250.00 for a room. The kitchen and bathroom facilities were shared. The arrangement was short-lived and ended after about two months.
The premises were occupied by two couples, the landlord, and her brother. There were 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The tenant said the landlord advertised the room on Facebook. He had no dealings with anyone else about the tenancy and assumed the landlord was the owner. It was only after he left that the landlord said the owners were overseas for two weeks.
The tenant said the landlord refused to refund his bond, alleging there was damage to the room.
The landlord has previously been a respondent to Tribunal proceedings for a bond refund at these premises. On the available information, I am satisfied that this was a landlord-tenant relationship, not a flatmates situation. The landlord granted the tenant a right to occupy a room, for rent, with other facilities being shared.
I am not satisfied that section 5(1)(n) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies (which relates to lodging arrangements). There were so many people living there that, in my view, it cannot be said that the premises were being used during the tenancy principally (i.e., mainly) as a place of residence for the landlord and her brother.
For these reasons, I order that the landlord refund the bond, which has not been lodged with the Bond Centre. Filing Fee and Suppression
The tenant has succeeded. I must award the filing fee.
I also grant name suppression as requested.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5188551 — Tenancy dispute at 295B Porchester Road, Takanini, Takanini 2112

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5188551 — Tenancy dispute at 295B Porchester Road, Takanini, Takanini 2112

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