Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5214131 — Rent arrears
Decided 26 May 2025 · Published 26 May 2025 · Application 5214131
- 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 Tenant name and identifying details.
- [The tenant/s] owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $2,127.00 being rent arrears as at 3 June 2025 (“the debt”).
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By 40 weekly payments of $250.00, being $198.00 for rent and $52.00 for the debt. b. A final payment of $245.00, being $198.00 for rent and $47.00 for the debt. c. Payments will be every Wednesday, with the first payment on 04/06/2025 and continuing until 11/03/2026.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent, then rent arrears.
- If the tenant fails 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.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond. The tenant wants 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 tenant 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 with both parties consent.
- 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 tenant explained that he had to return to Tonga in April 2025 due to the death of his father and was not earning income while away. Therefore, he fell into arrears. He is now back working and earning an income. In the circumstances, I consider there is no public interest in publishing his name and identifying details and a suppression order is granted.