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Decided 3 Nov 2025 · Published 3 Nov 2025 · Application 5282679
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Papakura
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 3 Nov 2025 · Published 3 Nov 2025 · Application 5282679
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Papakura
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
J Tam
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning | $300.00 | Cleaning | |
| Carpet Cleaning | $287.50 | Carpet Cleaning | |
| Repairs: lounge and bedroom carpet replacement insurance excess only | $1,100.00 | Repairs: lounge and bedroom carpet replacement insurance excess only | |
| Lock/key replacement: damaged locks | $509.00 | Lock/key replacement: damaged locks | |
| Repairs: laundry, bathroom and toilet doors replacement due to flooding (insurance excess only | $550.00 | Repairs: laundry, bathroom and toilet doors replacement due to flooding (insurance excess only | |
| Lawns, weeding and garden work | $800.00 | Lawns, weeding and garden work | |
| Rubbish removal | $97.37 | Rubbish removal | |
| Repairs: aluminium sliding door (insurance excess only | $550.00 | Repairs: aluminium sliding door (insurance excess only | |
| Repairs: garage door repairs | $224.00 | Repairs: garage door repairs | |
| Replace smoke alarms | $80.56 | Replace smoke alarms | |
| Repairs: hallway door refixing | $200.00 | Repairs: hallway door refixing | |
| Repairs: wardrobe door repair | $350.00 | Repairs: wardrobe door repair | |
| Repairs: dog chewed gate and rails | $500.00 | Repairs: dog chewed gate and rails | |
| Repairs: alarm system | $499.00 | Repairs: alarm system | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Bond since refunded to landlord | $2,320.00 | Bond since refunded to landlord | |
| Rent credit after the end of the tenancy | $248.57 | Rent credit after the end of the tenancy | |
| Total award | $6,074.43 | $2,568.57 | |
| Net award | $3,505.86 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $3,505.86 |
Claims and awards for application 5282679 — net $3,505.86 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning
Carpet Cleaning
Repairs: lounge and bedroom carpet replacement insurance excess only
Lock/key replacement: damaged locks
Repairs: laundry, bathroom and toilet doors replacement due to flooding (insurance excess only
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Rent People Limited As Agent For Gareth Oliver $3,505.86 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1), s40(2), s49B(1), s49B(3), s49B(3A)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Rent People Limited As Agent For Gareth Oliver
Cleaning: $287.50 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $300.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $800.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $509.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Credit After The End Of The Ten…: $248.57 awarded to tenant; Alarm System: $499.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $550.00 awarded to landlord; Dog Chewed Gate And Rails: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $224.00 awarded to landlord; Hallway Door Refixing: $200.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $550.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $1,100.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $350.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $97.37 awarded to landlord; Smoke Alarms: $80.56 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness, Smoke alarms.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12650519-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
For landlords & property managers
Tenantcheck reports take minutes: a small step before a dispute ends up at tribunal.
J Tam
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning | $300.00 | Cleaning | |
| Carpet Cleaning | $287.50 | Carpet Cleaning | |
| Repairs: lounge and bedroom carpet replacement insurance excess only | $1,100.00 | Repairs: lounge and bedroom carpet replacement insurance excess only | |
| Lock/key replacement: damaged locks | $509.00 | Lock/key replacement: damaged locks | |
| Repairs: laundry, bathroom and toilet doors replacement due to flooding (insurance excess only | $550.00 | Repairs: laundry, bathroom and toilet doors replacement due to flooding (insurance excess only | |
| Lawns, weeding and garden work | $800.00 | Lawns, weeding and garden work | |
| Rubbish removal | $97.37 | Rubbish removal | |
| Repairs: aluminium sliding door (insurance excess only | $550.00 | Repairs: aluminium sliding door (insurance excess only | |
| Repairs: garage door repairs | $224.00 | Repairs: garage door repairs | |
| Replace smoke alarms | $80.56 | Replace smoke alarms | |
| Repairs: hallway door refixing | $200.00 | Repairs: hallway door refixing | |
| Repairs: wardrobe door repair | $350.00 | Repairs: wardrobe door repair | |
| Repairs: dog chewed gate and rails | $500.00 | Repairs: dog chewed gate and rails | |
| Repairs: alarm system | $499.00 | Repairs: alarm system | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Bond since refunded to landlord | $2,320.00 | Bond since refunded to landlord | |
| Rent credit after the end of the tenancy | $248.57 | Rent credit after the end of the tenancy | |
| Total award | $6,074.43 | $2,568.57 | |
| Net award | $3,505.86 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $3,505.86 |
Claims and awards for application 5282679 — net $3,505.86 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning
Carpet Cleaning
Repairs: lounge and bedroom carpet replacement insurance excess only
Lock/key replacement: damaged locks
Repairs: laundry, bathroom and toilet doors replacement due to flooding (insurance excess only
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Rent People Limited As Agent For Gareth Oliver $3,505.86 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1), s40(2), s49B(1), s49B(3), s49B(3A)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Rent People Limited As Agent For Gareth Oliver
Cleaning: $287.50 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $300.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $800.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $509.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Credit After The End Of The Ten…: $248.57 awarded to tenant; Alarm System: $499.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $550.00 awarded to landlord; Dog Chewed Gate And Rails: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $224.00 awarded to landlord; Hallway Door Refixing: $200.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $550.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $1,100.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $350.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $97.37 awarded to landlord; Smoke Alarms: $80.56 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness, Smoke alarms.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12650519-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
For landlords & property managers
Tenantcheck reports take minutes: a small step before a dispute ends up at tribunal.
Lawns, weeding and garden work
Rubbish removal
Repairs: aluminium sliding door (insurance excess only
Repairs: garage door repairs
Replace smoke alarms
Repairs: hallway door refixing
Repairs: wardrobe door repair
Repairs: dog chewed gate and rails
Repairs: alarm system
Filing fee reimbursement
Bond since refunded to landlord
Rent credit after the end of the tenancy
Total award
Landlord $6,074.43 · Tenant $2,568.57
Net award
Landlord $3,505.86
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $3,505.86
Lawns, weeding and garden work
Rubbish removal
Repairs: aluminium sliding door (insurance excess only
Repairs: garage door repairs
Replace smoke alarms
Repairs: hallway door refixing
Repairs: wardrobe door repair
Repairs: dog chewed gate and rails
Repairs: alarm system
Filing fee reimbursement
Bond since refunded to landlord
Rent credit after the end of the tenancy
Total award
Landlord $6,074.43 · Tenant $2,568.57
Net award
Landlord $3,505.86
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $3,505.86
