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Tenancy Tribunal case 5203991 — Rent arrears

Decided 12 May 2025 · Published 12 May 2025 · Application 5203991

Rent arrears

Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.

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At a glance

Key facts from the published tribunal order.

Location

New Zealand

Tribunal region

Adjudicator

C Price

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 5203991 — Rent arrears

Decided 12 May 2025 · Published 12 May 2025 · Application 5203991

Rent arrears

Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.

View official order on MoJ →Explore similar cases

At a glance

Key facts from the published tribunal order.

Location

New Zealand

Tribunal region

Adjudicator

C Price

Award balance

Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.

Gross award: $1,471.43
Total balance for Tenant to pay Landlord: $1,471.43

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the parties’ names and identifying details and the tenancy address.
[The tenant/s] must pay [The landlord/s] $1,471.43 immediately, being rent arrears to 12 May 2025.

Reasons

The landlord and tenant both attended the teleconference hearing.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing to 12 May 2025, which is $1,471.43. The tenant agreed this is likely the correct amount of rent arrears she owes. Filing fee
The landlord did not ask for reimbursement of the filing fee. Suppression
Both parties requested name suppression. As the landlord has been successful with the claim, they are entitled to name suppression. Therefore, I order that the landlord’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address are not to be published. See section 95A(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (“RTA”).
Section 95A(4) RTA provides that the Tribunal may, on the application of any party to proceedings or on its own initiative, having regard to the interests of the parties and to the public interest, order that all or part of the evidence given or the name or any identifying particulars of any witness or party not be published.
The tenant said she is supporting three young children and has just returned to work. The landlord confirmed that the tenant has been making significant consistent efforts recently to reduce the rent arrears. In the circumstances, given the evidence and that it is a current tenancy with an ongoing relationship between the parties, I find the tenant’s interests outweigh the public interest in publishing the tenant’s name. Therefore, I order that the tenant’s name and identifying details are not to be published.

Topics & place

Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).

Rent arrears NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s95A(1), s95A(4)

Key findings

Dispute theme: rent arrears

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5203991 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 5203991?

The reconciled net award was $1,471.43.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5203991?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5203991?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11828141-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Award balance

Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.

Gross award: $1,471.43
Total balance for Tenant to pay Landlord: $1,471.43

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the parties’ names and identifying details and the tenancy address.
[The tenant/s] must pay [The landlord/s] $1,471.43 immediately, being rent arrears to 12 May 2025.

Reasons

The landlord and tenant both attended the teleconference hearing.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing to 12 May 2025, which is $1,471.43. The tenant agreed this is likely the correct amount of rent arrears she owes. Filing fee
The landlord did not ask for reimbursement of the filing fee. Suppression
Both parties requested name suppression. As the landlord has been successful with the claim, they are entitled to name suppression. Therefore, I order that the landlord’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address are not to be published. See section 95A(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (“RTA”).
Section 95A(4) RTA provides that the Tribunal may, on the application of any party to proceedings or on its own initiative, having regard to the interests of the parties and to the public interest, order that all or part of the evidence given or the name or any identifying particulars of any witness or party not be published.
The tenant said she is supporting three young children and has just returned to work. The landlord confirmed that the tenant has been making significant consistent efforts recently to reduce the rent arrears. In the circumstances, given the evidence and that it is a current tenancy with an ongoing relationship between the parties, I find the tenant’s interests outweigh the public interest in publishing the tenant’s name. Therefore, I order that the tenant’s name and identifying details are not to be published.

Topics & place

Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).

Rent arrears NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s95A(1), s95A(4)

Key findings

Dispute theme: rent arrears

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5203991 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 5203991?

The reconciled net award was $1,471.43.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5203991?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5203991?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11828141-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.