What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5272161 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 5272161?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $4,245.92 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5272161?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5272161?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12119022-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5272161 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 5272161?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $4,245.92 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5272161?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5272161?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12119022-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

76A Pohutukawa Drive, Owhata, Rotorua 3010 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5272161 — Rent arrears

Tenantcheck Insights

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5272161 — net $1,992.92 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 23 June 2025	$4,245.92	Rent arrears to 23 June 2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$1,992.92
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$1,992.92

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details.
Paige Caitlin Kenton must pay [the landlord] $1,911.49 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.

Reasons

This order follows the Tribunal’s order made on 23 June 2025.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears and has provided rent records showing $5,874.49 owing to 23 June 2025.
The order on the landlord’s application was not finalised because there were issues as to how much rent the previous property managers repaid to the tenant after the change of landlord on 12 April 2025 and whether the tenant should receive credit for the rent repaid to her.
The rent statement provided shows that the previous property managers received $1,710 on behalf of the tenant after 12 April. $81.43 of that was due as rent for 11 April before the changeover. The balance of $1,628.57 is shown as leaving the account, presumably repaid to the tenant.
Having given the issue of how that repayment should be treated, I have decided that the tenant should receive credit for the full $1,628.57 even though the money was repaid to her. The rent was paid, and it should have been accounted for in the current landlord’s rent statement. The normal course would be for the previous landlord to pay it to the current landlord. The fact that it was not, I regard as an issue between the two landlords. It is significant as well, that the money was paid by WINZ who would expect it to be credited in full to the tenant.
I have therefore made an order for payment of rent arrears after giving credit for the repayment in full and credit for the bond paid to the landlord. I have awarded the filing fee to the landlord because their application has been largely successful.
Because the landlord has been largely successful, I have granted their request for name suppression.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5272161 — Rent arrears at 76A Pohutukawa Drive, Owhata, Rotorua 3010

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5272161 — Rent arrears at 76A Pohutukawa Drive, Owhata, Rotorua 3010

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