What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5214851 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 5214851?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $617.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $81.67 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $282.81 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5214851?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Property damage.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5214851?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12112442-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5214851 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 5214851?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $617.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $81.67 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $282.81 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5214851?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Property damage.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5214851?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12112442-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

6A Somerset Grove, Parkvale, Tauranga 3112 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5214851 — Rent arrears

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Claims & awards

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

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5214851 — net $820.48 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$617.00	The claim for rent arrears is proven. Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?
Window repairs: Board up window	$81.67	Window repairs: Board up window
Window repairs: Window reglaze	$282.81	Window repairs: Window reglaze
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$820.48
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$820.48

Claims and awards for application 5214851 — net $820.48 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears

Amount: $617.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: The claim for rent arrears is proven. Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?

Window repairs: Board up window

Amount: $81.67
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Window repairs: Board up window

Window repairs: Window reglaze

Amount: $282.81
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Window repairs: Window reglaze

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $27.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $820.48

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $820.48

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears Property damage

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord name and identifying details.
The tenancy of Taufia Aleluia at 6A Somerset Grove, Parkvale, Tauranga 3112 is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], at 11:59pm Monday 21 July 2025.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $188.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately (if not already paid).
Taufia Aleluia must pay [The landlord/s] $820.48 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing via remote video and teleconference.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears, compensation and refund of the bond.
Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The tenancy is terminated. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy. The landlord also provided an updated rent ledger prior to the hearing. Having sighted this evidence I am satisfied that the tenant is responsible for the rent debt.
The claim for rent arrears is proven.

Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?

A landlord must prove that damage to the premises occurred during the tenancy and is more than fair wear and tear. If this is established, to avoid liability, the tenant must prove they did not carelessly or intentionally cause or permit the damage. Tenants are liable for the actions of people at the premises with their permission. See sections 40(2)(a), 41 and 49B RTA.
Where the damage is careless, and occurs after 27 August 2019, section 49B RTA applies. If the landlord becomes aware of the damage after 27 August, the damage is presumed to have occurred after that date unless the tenant proves otherwise.
Where the damage is caused carelessly, and is covered by the landlord's insurance, the tenant's liability is limited to the lesser of the insurance excess or four weeks' rent (or four weeks' market rent in the case of a tenant paying income-related rent). See section 49B(3)(a) RTA.
Where the damage is careless and is not covered by the landlord's insurance, the tenant's liability is limited to four weeks' rent (or market rent). See section 49B(3)(b) RTA. Where insurance money is irrecoverable because of the tenant's conduct, the property is treated as if it is not insured against the damage. See section 49B(3A)(a) RTA.
Tenants are liable for the cost of repairing damage that is intentional or which results from any activity at the premises that is an imprisonable offence. This applies to anything the tenant does and anything done by a person they are responsible for. See section 49B(1) RTA.
Damage is intentional where a person intends to cause damage and takes the necessary steps to achieve that purpose. Damage is also intentional where a person does something, or allows a situation to continue, knowing that damage is a certainty. See Guo v Korck [2019] NZHC 1541.
The following damage was caused during the tenancy: damage to window. The landlord was required to cover the broken window with board and then reglaze. The tenant stated during the hearing that he could pay for the damage this week. The landlord provided invoices from Responsive Maintenance in support of the amounts claimed.
The damage is more than fair wear and tear, and the tenant has not disproved liability for the damage.
The amounts ordered are proved.
Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
The Tribunal must, on the application of a party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that publication is in the public interest or is justified because of the party’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case – section 95A Residential Tenancies Act.
The landlord applied for a name suppression order. The landlord is entitled to name suppression as the application is successful – see section 95A RTA.

Claims & awards

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

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5214851 — net $820.48 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$617.00	The claim for rent arrears is proven. Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?
Window repairs: Board up window	$81.67	Window repairs: Board up window
Window repairs: Window reglaze	$282.81	Window repairs: Window reglaze
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$820.48
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$820.48

Claims and awards for application 5214851 — net $820.48 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears

Amount: $617.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: The claim for rent arrears is proven. Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?

Window repairs: Board up window

Amount: $81.67
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Window repairs: Board up window

Window repairs: Window reglaze

Amount: $282.81
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Window repairs: Window reglaze

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $27.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $820.48

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $820.48

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears Property damage

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord name and identifying details.
The tenancy of Taufia Aleluia at 6A Somerset Grove, Parkvale, Tauranga 3112 is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], at 11:59pm Monday 21 July 2025.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $188.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately (if not already paid).
Taufia Aleluia must pay [The landlord/s] $820.48 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing via remote video and teleconference.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears, compensation and refund of the bond.
Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The tenancy is terminated. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy. The landlord also provided an updated rent ledger prior to the hearing. Having sighted this evidence I am satisfied that the tenant is responsible for the rent debt.
The claim for rent arrears is proven.

Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?

A landlord must prove that damage to the premises occurred during the tenancy and is more than fair wear and tear. If this is established, to avoid liability, the tenant must prove they did not carelessly or intentionally cause or permit the damage. Tenants are liable for the actions of people at the premises with their permission. See sections 40(2)(a), 41 and 49B RTA.
Where the damage is careless, and occurs after 27 August 2019, section 49B RTA applies. If the landlord becomes aware of the damage after 27 August, the damage is presumed to have occurred after that date unless the tenant proves otherwise.
Where the damage is caused carelessly, and is covered by the landlord's insurance, the tenant's liability is limited to the lesser of the insurance excess or four weeks' rent (or four weeks' market rent in the case of a tenant paying income-related rent). See section 49B(3)(a) RTA.
Where the damage is careless and is not covered by the landlord's insurance, the tenant's liability is limited to four weeks' rent (or market rent). See section 49B(3)(b) RTA. Where insurance money is irrecoverable because of the tenant's conduct, the property is treated as if it is not insured against the damage. See section 49B(3A)(a) RTA.
Tenants are liable for the cost of repairing damage that is intentional or which results from any activity at the premises that is an imprisonable offence. This applies to anything the tenant does and anything done by a person they are responsible for. See section 49B(1) RTA.
Damage is intentional where a person intends to cause damage and takes the necessary steps to achieve that purpose. Damage is also intentional where a person does something, or allows a situation to continue, knowing that damage is a certainty. See Guo v Korck [2019] NZHC 1541.
The following damage was caused during the tenancy: damage to window. The landlord was required to cover the broken window with board and then reglaze. The tenant stated during the hearing that he could pay for the damage this week. The landlord provided invoices from Responsive Maintenance in support of the amounts claimed.
The damage is more than fair wear and tear, and the tenant has not disproved liability for the damage.
The amounts ordered are proved.
Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
The Tribunal must, on the application of a party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that publication is in the public interest or is justified because of the party’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case – section 95A Residential Tenancies Act.
The landlord applied for a name suppression order. The landlord is entitled to name suppression as the application is successful – see section 95A RTA.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5214851 — Rent arrears at 6A Somerset Grove, Parkvale, Tauranga 3112

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5214851 — Rent arrears at 6A Somerset Grove, Parkvale, Tauranga 3112

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Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?

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