What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5236898 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 5236898?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $1,426.80 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5236898?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5236898?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12411332-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5236898 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 5236898?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $1,426.80 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5236898?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5236898?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12411332-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5236898 — Rent arrears

Reasons

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5236898 — net $433.80 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$1,426.80	Rent arrears
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$433.80
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$433.80

Both parties attended the hearing. Neither entered the video hearing but answered when later called and joined be teleconference.

The landlord has applied for rent arrears after the tenancy ended and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing.

This matter was adjourned 16 July 2025 as one page of the rent summary was missing at that time. The tenants had also filed, shortly before the hearing, banking records, with hand annotations.

The adjourning order provided for further evidence to be provided by either party, being either: a. a complete rent summary showing all payments received by the landlord, b. proof of any additional rent payments made by the tenant, but unaccounted for in the updated landlord rent summary, c. confirmation of the effective date of the rent increase to $560.00, or d. confirmation of the last day of the tenancy.

The landlord provided the complete rent summary soon after the last hearing and this was provided to the tenant. I have determined the rent increase from $510.00 to $560.00 was effective from 17 July 2024.

The adjourning order also recorded in the Reasons: [3] This tenancy commenced 18 March 2023. The landlord claims it ended 22 November 2024 by tenant notice. The tenant claims it ended earlier on, or around, 19 November 2024. While she was looking to confirm this date via a search for a text message the call dropped. An attempt to call her back failed. [4] Given the hearing had effectively reached the end, it is better to confirm the next steps via this adjourning order than persist with further attempts at calling.

Since the July adjournment, no evidence had been provided by the tenant regarding the end date via tenant notice (the text message sought could not be retrieved). I have used 22 November 2024 as the end date. A carpet cleaner was sent to the premises by the tenant on 21 November 2024. I do not have any evidence of the tenancy ending on 19 November 2024, as claimed by the tenant.

Given the above, and no evidence the rent summary is incorrect, I must award the rent arrears of $1,426.80 as claimed. Other matters

The tenant sought a further adjournment as they are still of the view that the rent arrears as claimed is wrong. I explained the adjournment on 16 July 2025 was for such an exercise to complete. Today was to review any subsequent evidence from such an exercise and no further adjournments will be made.

The tenants raised a number of issues with this tenancy and claimed failures of the landlord. These should form as a tenant application to the Tribunal as appropriate. Filing fee

Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Suppression

Section 95A RTA states regarding suppression orders 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 requested suppression in its application. As it has been wholly successful, suppression must be ordered.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5236898 — net $433.80 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$1,426.80	Rent arrears
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$433.80
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$433.80

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord name and identifying details.
Christine M Clark and Georgia Clark must pay [The landlord/s] $433.80 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing. Neither entered the video hearing but answered when later called and joined be teleconference.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears after the tenancy ended and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing.
This matter was adjourned 16 July 2025 as one page of the rent summary was missing at that time. The tenants had also filed, shortly before the hearing, banking records, with hand annotations.
The adjourning order provided for further evidence to be provided by either party, being either: a. a complete rent summary showing all payments received by the landlord, b. proof of any additional rent payments made by the tenant, but unaccounted for in the updated landlord rent summary, c. confirmation of the effective date of the rent increase to $560.00, or d. confirmation of the last day of the tenancy.
The landlord provided the complete rent summary soon after the last hearing and this was provided to the tenant. I have determined the rent increase from $510.00 to $560.00 was effective from 17 July 2024.
The adjourning order also recorded in the Reasons: [3] This tenancy commenced 18 March 2023. The landlord claims it ended 22 November 2024 by tenant notice. The tenant claims it ended earlier on, or around, 19 November 2024. While she was looking to confirm this date via a search for a text message the call dropped. An attempt to call her back failed. [4] Given the hearing had effectively reached the end, it is better to confirm the next steps via this adjourning order than persist with further attempts at calling.
Since the July adjournment, no evidence had been provided by the tenant regarding the end date via tenant notice (the text message sought could not be retrieved). I have used 22 November 2024 as the end date. A carpet cleaner was sent to the premises by the tenant on 21 November 2024. I do not have any evidence of the tenancy ending on 19 November 2024, as claimed by the tenant.
Given the above, and no evidence the rent summary is incorrect, I must award the rent arrears of $1,426.80 as claimed. Other matters
The tenant sought a further adjournment as they are still of the view that the rent arrears as claimed is wrong. I explained the adjournment on 16 July 2025 was for such an exercise to complete. Today was to review any subsequent evidence from such an exercise and no further adjournments will be made.
The tenants raised a number of issues with this tenancy and claimed failures of the landlord. These should form as a tenant application to the Tribunal as appropriate. Filing fee
Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Suppression
Section 95A RTA states regarding suppression orders 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 requested suppression in its application. As it has been wholly successful, suppression must be ordered.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5236898 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5236898 — Rent arrears

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