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Tenancy Tribunal case 5219931 — Rent arrears

Decided 6 Jun 2025 · Published 6 Jun 2025 · Application 5219931

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

B Smallbone

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 5219931 — Rent arrears

Decided 6 Jun 2025 · Published 6 Jun 2025 · Application 5219931

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

B Smallbone

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 landlord’s name and identifying details.
Joanna Riley and Moses Smith must pay the landlord $2,108.45 immediately, being (i) rent arrears to the end of their tenancy and (ii) $27.00 filing fee.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing by phone. Rent arrears
The landlord has applied for rent arrears and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing to the end of the tenancy on 21 February 2025.
The arrears are proved.
The bond was released by the Bond Centre to pay for losses claimed by the landlord, apart from rent arrears.
In the hearing Moses raised issues regarding the tenancy. The tenants have not lodged an application regarding those claims. For the tenants’ claims to be heard by a Tribunal, they must first make an application. Suppression
The landlord has applied for name suppression. Section 95A(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 provides that 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party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that publication is in the public interest or is justified because of the party’s conduct or any other circumstances of the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.
The landlord has substantially succeeded with the claim and therefore name suppression is granted. Filing Fee
Because the landlord has been successful with the claim the filing fee of $27.00 is ordered to be paid by the tenant.

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

s2, s95A(1)

Key findings

Dispute theme: rent arrears

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5219931 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 5219931?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5219931?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5219931?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11947455-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

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 landlord’s name and identifying details.
Joanna Riley and Moses Smith must pay the landlord $2,108.45 immediately, being (i) rent arrears to the end of their tenancy and (ii) $27.00 filing fee.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing by phone. Rent arrears
The landlord has applied for rent arrears and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing to the end of the tenancy on 21 February 2025.
The arrears are proved.
The bond was released by the Bond Centre to pay for losses claimed by the landlord, apart from rent arrears.
In the hearing Moses raised issues regarding the tenancy. The tenants have not lodged an application regarding those claims. For the tenants’ claims to be heard by a Tribunal, they must first make an application. Suppression
The landlord has applied for name suppression. Section 95A(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 provides that 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.
The landlord has substantially succeeded with the claim and therefore name suppression is granted. Filing Fee
Because the landlord has been successful with the claim the filing fee of $27.00 is ordered to be paid by the tenant.

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

s2, s95A(1)

Key findings

Dispute theme: rent arrears

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5219931 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 5219931?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5219931?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5219931?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11947455-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.