Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5193151 — Rent arrears
Decided 15 Jun 2025 · Published 15 Jun 2025 · Application 5193151
- Rent arrears
- 14-day notice
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenants’ names and identifying details.
- [The tenant/s] owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $1,041.00 (“the debt”), being rent arrears to 1 May 2025.
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By 34 weekly payments of $363.00, being $333.00 for rent and $30.00 for the debt. b. A final payment of $354.00, being $333.00 for rent and $21.00 for the debt. c. Payments will be every Thursday, with the next payment on 01/05/2025 and continuing until 25/12/2025.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent and rent arrears.
- If the tenants fail to pay rent and rent arrears within 2 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at [Tenancy address suppressed] will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing which was held by teleconference
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond. The tenants want to repay the debt to avoid immediate termination.
Should a conditional termination order be made?
- Where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order. See section 55(1)(a) and (1A) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- I am satisfied the tenants will pay the debt within the period specified in the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach. I have granted a conditional termination order.
- The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach. See section 64(4)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- The landlord does not seek a suppression order. As this is essentially a consent order, I consider it reasonable to grant suppression of the tenants’ names and identifying details.