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Tenancy Tribunal case 5286919 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 12 Aug 2025 · Published 12 Aug 2025 · Application 5286919

Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.

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At a glance

Key facts from the published tribunal order.

Location

New Zealand

Tribunal region

Adjudicator

B King

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 5286919 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 12 Aug 2025 · Published 12 Aug 2025 · Application 5286919

Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.

View official order on MoJ →Explore similar cases

At a glance

Key facts from the published tribunal order.

Location

New Zealand

Tribunal region

Adjudicator

B King

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.

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 landlord/s] must take any of the tenant’s personal documents that have been left at the premises to the nearest Police station and obtain a receipt for them.
The landlord may dispose of the other goods left at the premises by the tenant as the landlord sees fit.

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not attend and was unable to be contacted on the number specified in the Notice of Hearing. It appears the tenant is imprisoned in a different facility than the facility the proceedings were served to.
I have nevertheless decided to dispense with further service and proceed with the hearing because: a. the tenancy was terminated on 7 May 2025, by an Order of the Tribunal made on that date (application 5188131). The tenant did not participate in that hearing; b. the landlord is unable to contact the tenant; c. the landlord has provided evidence that the value of the goods is below the cost of storing, transporting and selling them; d. it is not practicable for the landlord to the return the goods to the tenant.
Therefore, the landlord is entitled to dispose of the goods without a Tribunal Order being required. See sections 62(3)(b), 62B(2) and (3) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
That being so there is limited prejudice to the tenant in the matter proceeding in his absence.

Topics & place

Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s62(3)

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5286919 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 5286919?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5286919?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5286919?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12249755-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

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 landlord/s] must take any of the tenant’s personal documents that have been left at the premises to the nearest Police station and obtain a receipt for them.
The landlord may dispose of the other goods left at the premises by the tenant as the landlord sees fit.

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not attend and was unable to be contacted on the number specified in the Notice of Hearing. It appears the tenant is imprisoned in a different facility than the facility the proceedings were served to.
I have nevertheless decided to dispense with further service and proceed with the hearing because: a. the tenancy was terminated on 7 May 2025, by an Order of the Tribunal made on that date (application 5188131). The tenant did not participate in that hearing; b. the landlord is unable to contact the tenant; c. the landlord has provided evidence that the value of the goods is below the cost of storing, transporting and selling them; d. it is not practicable for the landlord to the return the goods to the tenant.
Therefore, the landlord is entitled to dispose of the goods without a Tribunal Order being required. See sections 62(3)(b), 62B(2) and (3) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
That being so there is limited prejudice to the tenant in the matter proceeding in his absence.

Topics & place

Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s62(3)

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5286919 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 5286919?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5286919?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5286919?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12249755-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.