How much money was awarded in case 5192211?

Cleaning: $460.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $4,900.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $84.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $197.59 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5192211?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5192211?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12512716-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5192211?

Cleaning: $460.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $4,900.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $84.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $197.59 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5192211?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5192211?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12512716-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

10 Verdot Close, Kumeu, Kumeu 0810 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5192211 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5192211 about?

The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Trailblazer Holdings Limited T/A Healthy Homes

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5192211 — net $2,888.59 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 8 April 2025	$4,900.00	Rent arrears to 8 April 2025
Water rates	$197.59	Water rates
Rubbish removal	$84.00	Rubbish removal
Cleaning	$460.00	Cleaning
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,888.59
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,888.59

[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Trailblazer Holdings Limited T/A Healthy Homes Property Management As Agents For Naav Limited $2,888.59 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,780.00 (6426724-007) to Trailblazer Holdings Limited T/A Healthy Homes Property Management As Agents For Naav Limited immediately.

The remaining claims are dismissed.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.

The landlord has applied for rent arrears, water rates, compensation, refund of the bond, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.

How much is owed for rent and water rates?

The tenancy ended on 15 April 2025 but the landlord only claims rent arrears to 8 Aril 2025 because the tenant gave four weeks’ notice instead of three weeks. The landlord provided rent records and water rates invoices which prove the amount owing.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, remove all rubbish, return all keys and security devices, and leave all chattels provided for their benefit. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

The tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, and did not remove all rubbish.

The landlord produced photographs showing that there was some cleaning still required particularly in relation to the dishwasher, kitchen cabinets and the carpet.

The tenant produced photographs showing that most areas were reasonably clean, but I note that one photograph also showed that the dishwasher was not clean.

On the evidence before me I accept that further cleaning was required so the claim for cleaning and carpet cleaning is accepted.

The rubbish removal related to a couch that the tenant failed to remove when he left the tenancy. There was communication between the parties about this and the tenant agreed for the landlord to remove the couch for $84.00 which was the total of the removal cost ($39.00) and tip fees ($45.00).

After removal and in this application the landlord claims $123.00 because two people were required to lift the couch. This fact would have been known when the landlord offered to remove the couch for $84.00. As that was the agreed amount that is what is ordered for removal of the couch. Methamphetamine contamination

The landlord claimed compensation and exemplary damages in relation to methamphetamine contamination.

The compensation was in relation to the insurance excess of $1,000.00 as the insurance claim had been accepted.

The landlord produced a report dated 24 April 2025 prepared by Contaminated Property Investigations NZ Limited. That report records that the premises were contaminated with methamphetamine at high levels including the bathroom at a level of 2,040 μg per 100cm².

For the landlord’s claim to succeed the Tribunal must be satisfied that the damage caused by the methamphetamine contamination occurred during this tenancy. The landlord needs to establish that there was no methamphetamine contamination before this tenancy commenced.

The landlord’s evidence is that he carried out a DIY methamphetamine screening test at the beginning of the tenancy. The property condition report dated 29 January 2024 states, “The property has been screened for methamphetamine contamination, and the result is negative”.

The last page of that report has a photograph of a test kit which has one red line in the results window. The landlord said that the test kit was used by swiping surfaces above shoulder height.

The tenant said that he was present when the landlord carried out the testing which he says only occurred in the kitchen.

DIY methamphetamine tests are not generally accepted as reliable evidence and instead the Tribunal requires professional, validated testing as per the NZ Standard.

The District Court has considered the issue of no pre tenancy methamphetamine testing and in Eren Limited v Martin and Kukuruzsnayak 1 stated: “The lack of methamphetamine testing at the start of the tenancy significantly weakens the circumstantial case against the tenants to the point where it is not possible to conclude on the balance of probabilities that it was the tenants who were responsible for the methamphetamine residue located at the premises at the end of their tenancy.

Given that there was no professional testing carried out before the tenancy commenced, I am unable to conclude that this tenant was responsible for the methamphetamine contamination.

The landlord’s claim for compensation and exemplary damages in relation to methamphetamine contamination is dismissed. 1 [2021] NZDC 15210 Other claims

The landlord claimed for repairs to the garden bed and damage to a corner of the house’s cladding.

At the hearing the landlord acknowledged that the house cladding was damaged at the beginning of the tenancy as evidenced in the ingoing inspection report.

For the remaining claim there is a piece of wood that has come loose. I am not satisfied that this damage was caused by the tenant as it may have been due to faulty workmanship when built. The claim for repairs is dismissed.

Because Trailblazer Holdings Limited T/A Healthy Homes Property Management As Agents For Naav Limited has substantially succeeded with the claim I have reimbursed the filing fee.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5192211 — net $2,888.59 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 8 April 2025	$4,900.00	Rent arrears to 8 April 2025
Water rates	$197.59	Water rates
Rubbish removal	$84.00	Rubbish removal
Cleaning	$460.00	Cleaning
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,888.59
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,888.59

Order

[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Trailblazer Holdings Limited T/A Healthy Homes Property Management As Agents For Naav Limited $2,888.59 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,780.00 (6426724-007) to Trailblazer Holdings Limited T/A Healthy Homes Property Management As Agents For Naav Limited immediately.
The remaining claims are dismissed.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears, water rates, compensation, refund of the bond, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.

How much is owed for rent and water rates?

The tenancy ended on 15 April 2025 but the landlord only claims rent arrears to 8 Aril 2025 because the tenant gave four weeks’ notice instead of three weeks. The landlord provided rent records and water rates invoices which prove the amount owing.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, remove all rubbish, return all keys and security devices, and leave all chattels provided for their benefit. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, and did not remove all rubbish.
The landlord produced photographs showing that there was some cleaning still required particularly in relation to the dishwasher, kitchen cabinets and the carpet.
The tenant produced photographs showing that most areas were reasonably clean, but I note that one photograph also showed that the dishwasher was not clean.
On the evidence before me I accept that further cleaning was required so the claim for cleaning and carpet cleaning is accepted.
The rubbish removal related to a couch that the tenant failed to remove when he left the tenancy. There was communication between the parties about this and the tenant agreed for the landlord to remove the couch for $84.00 which was the total of the removal cost ($39.00) and tip fees ($45.00).
After removal and in this application the landlord claims $123.00 because two people were required to lift the couch. This fact would have been known when the landlord offered to remove the couch for $84.00. As that was the agreed amount that is what is ordered for removal of the couch. Methamphetamine contamination
The landlord claimed compensation and exemplary damages in relation to methamphetamine contamination.
The compensation was in relation to the insurance excess of $1,000.00 as the insurance claim had been accepted.
The landlord produced a report dated 24 April 2025 prepared by Contaminated Property Investigations NZ Limited. That report records that the premises were contaminated with methamphetamine at high levels including the bathroom at a level of 2,040 μg per 100cm².
For the landlord’s claim to succeed the Tribunal must be satisfied that the damage caused by the methamphetamine contamination occurred during this tenancy. The landlord needs to establish that there was no methamphetamine contamination before this tenancy commenced.
The landlord’s evidence is that he carried out a DIY methamphetamine screening test at the beginning of the tenancy. The property condition report dated 29 January 2024 states, “The property has been screened for methamphetamine contamination, and the result is negative”.
The last page of that report has a photograph of a test kit which has one red line in the results window. The landlord said that the test kit was used by swiping surfaces above shoulder height.
The tenant said that he was present when the landlord carried out the testing which he says only occurred in the kitchen.
DIY methamphetamine tests are not generally accepted as reliable evidence and instead the Tribunal requires professional, validated testing as per the NZ Standard.
The District Court has considered the issue of no pre tenancy methamphetamine testing and in Eren Limited v Martin and Kukuruzsnayak 1 stated: “The lack of methamphetamine testing at the start of the tenancy significantly weakens the circumstantial case against the tenants to the point where it is not possible to conclude on the balance of probabilities that it was the tenants who were responsible for the methamphetamine residue located at the premises at the end of their tenancy.
Given that there was no professional testing carried out before the tenancy commenced, I am unable to conclude that this tenant was responsible for the methamphetamine contamination.
The landlord’s claim for compensation and exemplary damages in relation to methamphetamine contamination is dismissed. 1 [2021] NZDC 15210 Other claims
The landlord claimed for repairs to the garden bed and damage to a corner of the house’s cladding.
At the hearing the landlord acknowledged that the house cladding was damaged at the beginning of the tenancy as evidenced in the ingoing inspection report.
For the remaining claim there is a piece of wood that has come loose. I am not satisfied that this damage was caused by the tenant as it may have been due to faulty workmanship when built. The claim for repairs is dismissed.
Because Trailblazer Holdings Limited T/A Healthy Homes Property Management As Agents For Naav Limited has substantially succeeded with the claim I have reimbursed the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5192211 — Rent arrears at 10 Verdot Close, Kumeu, Kumeu 0810

At a glance

Tenancy Tribunal case 5192211 — Rent arrears at 10 Verdot Close, Kumeu, Kumeu 0810

At a glance

Award balance

Claims & awards

Dismissed claims

Order

Reasons

How much is owed for rent and water rates?

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions

Reduce avoidable tribunal risk with proper tenant checks.

Award balance

Claims & awards

Dismissed claims

Order

Reasons

How much is owed for rent and water rates?

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions

Reduce avoidable tribunal risk with proper tenant checks.