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Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 5 Dec 2025 · Published 5 Dec 2025 · Application 5300579
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
M Pollak
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 5 Dec 2025 · Published 5 Dec 2025 · Application 5300579
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
M Pollak
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent arrears to 9 May 2025 | $2,226.93 | Rent arrears to 9 May 2025 | |
| Water rates | $671.82 | 3. The landlord has applied for rent and water rates arrears, compensation and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy. | |
| Rubbish removal | $1,513.00 | Rubbish removal | |
| Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin | $81.15 | Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin | |
| Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin removal | $164.90 | Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin removal | |
| Cleaning | $552.00 | Cleaning | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $28.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $5,237.80 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $5,237.80 |
Claims and awards for application 5300579 — net $5,237.80 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears to 9 May 2025
Water rates
Rubbish removal
Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin
Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin removal
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s102(4), s2016, s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: This order replaces the prior Order dated 3 November 2025. This Order corrects
Cleaning: $552.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $81.15 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $164.90 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,226.93 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $1,513.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $671.82 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12826490-Tribunal_Order.pdf.
For landlords & property managers
Tenantcheck reports take minutes: a small step before a dispute ends up at tribunal.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent arrears to 9 May 2025 | $2,226.93 | Rent arrears to 9 May 2025 | |
| Water rates | $671.82 | 3. The landlord has applied for rent and water rates arrears, compensation and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy. | |
| Rubbish removal | $1,513.00 | Rubbish removal | |
| Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin | $81.15 | Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin | |
| Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin removal | $164.90 | Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin removal | |
| Cleaning | $552.00 | Cleaning | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $28.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $5,237.80 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $5,237.80 |
Claims and awards for application 5300579 — net $5,237.80 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears to 9 May 2025
Water rates
Rubbish removal
Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin
Lawns and Garden work: Waste bin removal
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s102(4), s2016, s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: This order replaces the prior Order dated 3 November 2025. This Order corrects
Cleaning: $552.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $81.15 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $164.90 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,226.93 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $1,513.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $671.82 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12826490-Tribunal_Order.pdf.
For landlords & property managers
Tenantcheck reports take minutes: a small step before a dispute ends up at tribunal.
Cleaning
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $5,237.80
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $5,237.80
Cleaning
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $5,237.80
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $5,237.80
