Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5286479 — Rent arrears
Decided 14 Oct 2025 · Published 14 Oct 2025 · Application 5286479
- Rent arrears
- 14-day notice
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name and identifying details.
- [The tenant/s] owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $1,840.00 in rent arrears to 4 August 2025 (“the debt”).
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By weekly payments of $1,730.00, being $1,560.00 for rent and $170.00 for the debt. b. The payments are to be on the 15 th of every month. c. The payments will continue until the debt is paid in full.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent, then rent arrears.
- If [The tenant/s] fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 5 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at [Tenancy address suppressed] will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing. Ms Smith represented the landlord.
- The landlord has applied for a conditional termination of the tenancy on the basis of rent arrears.
- Where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, as it was here, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order. See section 55(1)(a) and (1A) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- These rent arrears occurred because [The tenant/s] lost her employment for a period. [The tenant/s] now has employment however is paid monthly. The parties therefore have agreed that in addition to her monthly rent of $1560, [The tenant/s] will pay an additional $170 towards her rent arrears.
- As [The tenant/s] is paid on the 15 th of each month, her rent and rent arrears will be paid on the closest working day to the 15 th of each month.
- Accordingly, by consent I have granted a conditional termination order.
- The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach. See section 64(4)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- As this order is made by consent it is appropriate that [The tenant/s]’ identifying details are suppressed from the published order. As the landlord administers public monies, it is appropriate that their details are published. See section 95A Residential Tenancies Act 1986.