Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5239312 — Rent arrears at 47 Hampshire Street, Cannons Creek, Porirua 5024
Decided 8 Jul 2025 · Published 8 Jul 2025 · Application 5239312
- Rent arrears
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’s name and identifying details.
- [The tenant/s] must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $4,607.28 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $188.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities immediately.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- The landlord has applied for rent arrears following the end of the tenancy. During the hearing, the landlord claimed for refund of the bond, to which the tenant consented.
- The tenancy ended on 26 February 2025. The landlord has provided rent records which prove the amount owing to 26 February 2025, which is $4,795.28.
- The landlord said they held a credit in the amount of $379.00 in the tenant’s damages account and asked if they could apply this to the rent arrears owing, to which the tenant agreed. Refund of the bond
- The tenant has agreed to the landlord’s oral application to amend their application and add a claim for refund of the bond. The tenant also agreed that the bond of $188.00 can be applied to rent arrears she owes.
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $188.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities immediately. Suppression
- The tenant requested name suppression. The tenant said she has children and very young grandchildren. She has agreed to her bond and credit funds being applied to rent arrears she owes. The landlord supported name suppression for the tenant. In the circumstances and given the evidence, 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 Therefore, I order that the tenant’s name and identifying details are not to be published. See section 95A(4) RTA.