What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5192271 about?

The tribunal order states: The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenants’ names and identifying details.

How much money was awarded in case 5192271?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5192271?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5192271?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11962851-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5192271 about?

The tribunal order states: The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenants’ names and identifying details.

How much money was awarded in case 5192271?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5192271?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5192271?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11962851-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5192271 — Rent arrears

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Reasons

Only the landlord attended the hearing, which was conducted by teleconference. Three attempts were made to contact the tenants, and on each occasion, the call went to voicemail. As the tenants have been notified, the hearing proceeded.

The landlord has applied for rent arrears. The landlord no longer seeks termination of the tenancy.

An earlier hearing was held and adjourned, as the adjudicator found the landlord’s evidence of rent payments received was not sufficient for either the Tribunal or the tenant to accept that rent was owing. The landlord was to file a rent statement that provided the information as requested in the Tribunal order dated 2 May 2025. The landlord completed and filed further rent statements.

At the hearing, the landlord confirmed that rent arrears of $235.00 was sought. However, as explained, the rent statement filed on the day of the hearing shows rent arrears to be nil. The landlord acknowledges that the next rent payment will only be due tonight. If rent is paid on the date it is due for payment, then the tenants will not be in rent arrears.

The landlord states that while the current rent is up to date, there is a missing rent payment of $235.00. She states the missing payment occurred between 6 September 2024 and 25 April 2025. It was unclear, from the landlord’s rent statement, which payment was missed by the tenants. The landlord will need to clearly identify this, so the tenants can check their own payment records. Without this information, the tenants cannot be required to pay any additional rent claimed to be owed by the landlord.

In this jurisdiction, the party making the claim has the onus of proving their claim to the required civil standard of proof, which is on the balance of probabilities. This means they must establish, with evidence, that their claim is “more likely than not.” In this case, I find the landlord has been unable to establish her claim, with sufficient evidence and therefore, it is dismissed. Name suppression

The landlord seeks name suppression. Having had regard to the interests of the parties and to the public interest, and noting the landlord has been unsuccessful, the Tribunal declines this request.

However, taking the parties’ and public interest into account, and noting that the claim has not been established, the Tribunal considers it appropriate to suppress the tenants’ names and identifying details.

Reasons

The landlord has applied for rent arrears. The landlord no longer seeks termination of the tenancy.

The landlord seeks name suppression. Having had regard to the interests of the parties and to the public interest, and noting the landlord has been unsuccessful, the Tribunal declines this request.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5192271 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5192271 — Rent arrears

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