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Tenancy Tribunal case 5258331 — Rent arrears at 11A Alabaster Drive, Papatoetoe, Auckland 2025
Decided 19 Aug 2025 · Published 19 Aug 2025 · Application 5258331
- Rent arrears
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
J Maher
Dispute themes
Award balance
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
- Gross award
- $6,027.00
- Bond payment as ordered
- −$3,000.00
- Total balance for Tenant to pay Landlord
- $3,027.00
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent arrears to 22/8/2025 | $6,000.00 | Rent arrears to 22/8/2025 | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $3,027.00 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $3,027.00 |
Claims and awards for application 5258331 — net $3,027.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details.
- The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 11A Alabaster Drive, Papatoetoe, Auckland 2025 is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], at 6pm on Friday 22 August 2025.
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $3,000.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.
- [The tenant/s] must pay [The landlord/s] $3,027.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $3,000.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond.
- Rent was at least in arrears on the date the application was filed, a 14 day notice issued on 24/4/2025 was not complied with and the rent is now 50 days in arrears. The tenancy is terminated. See sections 56 and 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy.
- Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee and approve the requested name suppression order.
- If the tenant pays the arrears in full by 4pm Friday 22 August 2025 the landlord may not proceed with the termination. That is a matter at the sole discretion of the landlord given the 50 days rent arrears owing currently - as of today (that will be 53 days by then).
Topics & place
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Residential Tenancies Act sections
s56
Key findings
- Dispute theme: rent arrears
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5258331 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 5258331?
Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $6,000.00 awarded to landlord
What type of tenancy dispute was case 5258331?
The primary dispute was Rent arrears.
Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5258331?
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12283663-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.
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