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Decided 18 Jun 2025 · Published 18 Jun 2025 · Application 5189892
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Auckland
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 18 Jun 2025 · Published 18 Jun 2025 · Application 5189892
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
J Tam
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent arrears to 14 February 2025 | $6,947.14 | Rent arrears to 14 February 2025 | |
| Enforcement fees on possession order under application 4920248 | $258.00 | Enforcement fees on possession order under application 4920248 | |
| Water rates: October 2024 | $131.74 | Water rates: October 2024 | |
| Water rates: November 2024 | $65.86 | Water rates: November 2024 | |
| Water rates: December 2024 | $111.47 | Water rates: December 2024 | |
| Water rates: January 2025 | $10.13 | Water rates: January 2025 | |
| Lawns and Garden work | $200.00 | Lawns and Garden work | |
| Pest control | $230.00 | Pest control | |
| Cleaning | $200.00 | Cleaning | |
| Carpet Cleaning | $70.00 | Carpet Cleaning | |
| Rubbish removal: including removal of tyres | $2,440.00 | Rubbish removal: including removal of tyres | |
| Net award | $8,064.34 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $8,064.34 |
Claims and awards for application 5189892 — net $8,064.34 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears to 14 February 2025
Enforcement fees on possession order under application 4920248
Water rates: October 2024
Water rates: November 2024
Water rates: December 2024
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Lesao Faafafa and Tapu Feilo must pay TBT Property Management Limited
Cleaning: $70.00 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $200.00 awarded to landlord; Enforcement Fees On Possession Order…: $258.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $200.00 awarded to landlord; Pest Control: $230.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $6,947.14 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $2,440.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $111.47 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $10.13 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $65.86 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $131.74 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11998276-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
J Tam
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent arrears to 14 February 2025 | $6,947.14 | Rent arrears to 14 February 2025 | |
| Enforcement fees on possession order under application 4920248 | $258.00 | Enforcement fees on possession order under application 4920248 | |
| Water rates: October 2024 | $131.74 | Water rates: October 2024 | |
| Water rates: November 2024 | $65.86 | Water rates: November 2024 | |
| Water rates: December 2024 | $111.47 | Water rates: December 2024 | |
| Water rates: January 2025 | $10.13 | Water rates: January 2025 | |
| Lawns and Garden work | $200.00 | Lawns and Garden work | |
| Pest control | $230.00 | Pest control | |
| Cleaning | $200.00 | Cleaning | |
| Carpet Cleaning | $70.00 | Carpet Cleaning | |
| Rubbish removal: including removal of tyres | $2,440.00 | Rubbish removal: including removal of tyres | |
| Net award | $8,064.34 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $8,064.34 |
Claims and awards for application 5189892 — net $8,064.34 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears to 14 February 2025
Enforcement fees on possession order under application 4920248
Water rates: October 2024
Water rates: November 2024
Water rates: December 2024
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Lesao Faafafa and Tapu Feilo must pay TBT Property Management Limited
Cleaning: $70.00 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $200.00 awarded to landlord; Enforcement Fees On Possession Order…: $258.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $200.00 awarded to landlord; Pest Control: $230.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $6,947.14 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $2,440.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $111.47 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $10.13 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $65.86 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $131.74 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11998276-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Water rates: January 2025
Lawns and Garden work
Pest control
Cleaning
Carpet Cleaning
Rubbish removal: including removal of tyres
Net award
Landlord $8,064.34
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $8,064.34
Water rates: January 2025
Lawns and Garden work
Pest control
Cleaning
Carpet Cleaning
Rubbish removal: including removal of tyres
Net award
Landlord $8,064.34
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $8,064.34