Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5242811 — Rent arrears
Decided 17 Sept 2025 · Published 17 Sept 2025 · Application 5242811
- 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 Landlord name and identifying details.
- Teshaun Brown must pay [The landlord/s] $6,277.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
Reasons
- The landlord attended the hearing, set down to be conducted via video conference. There was no entry into the conference by the tenant, nor any prior contact with the Registry. A call to the tenant was attempted but unsuccessful. I was satisfied adequate service had completed and I continued with the hearing after the call went unanswered.
- This was a continuation. The previous adjourning order released the bond to the landlord. That is accounted for here.
- The adjourning order also allowed for a written variation by the landlord for vacated claims to be submitted. This was not taken up and the landlord should lodge a separate application for such claims, if so desired.
- The landlord has applied for rent arrears, refund of the bond, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.
How much is owed for rent?
- The tenancy ended on 21 June 2025. The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy.
- The tenancy was supposed to end on 27 May 2025 via tenant notice but the tenant or others remained after that date. No further notice regarding any later return of possession was received by the landlord and email requests to the tenant (who by this stage advised she was in Christchurch) regarding this were not replied to.
- While the end date is not certain, this is a result of tenant failures and I accept the end date of the landlord as when possession finally returned and rent liability ended. 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party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published.
- The landlord requested suppression in its application. As it has been wholly successful, suppression is ordered.