What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5302728 about?

The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] tenant/s] and [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Wongeoon Vast

How much money was awarded in case 5302728?

Cleaning: $180.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $100.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $9,211.43 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $100.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5302728?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5302728?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12454070-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5302728 about?

The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] tenant/s] and [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Wongeoon Vast

How much money was awarded in case 5302728?

Cleaning: $180.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $100.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $9,211.43 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $100.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5302728?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5302728?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12454070-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

74A Sylvan Street, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8024 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5302728 — Rent arrears

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Claims & awards

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

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5302728 — net $7,139.43 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$9,211.43	Rent arrears
Cleaning	$180.00	eople at $30.00 per hour. The claim is reasonable.
Rubbish removal	$100.00	Rubbish removal
Lawns and Garden work	$100.00	Lawns and Garden work
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$7,139.43
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$7,139.43

Claims and awards for application 5302728 — net $7,139.43 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears

Amount: $9,211.43
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears

Cleaning

Amount: $180.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: eople at $30.00 per hour. The claim is reasonable.

Rubbish removal

Amount: $100.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rubbish removal

Lawns and Garden work

Amount: $100.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Lawns and Garden work

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $28.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Cleanliness Filing Fee Lawns And Garden Work Rent arrears Rubbish Removal

Order

[The tenant/s] tenant/s] and [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Wongeoon Vast Limited $7,139.43 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,480.00 to Wongeoon Vast Limited immediately.

Reasons

The landlord attended the video hearing. The tenant [The tenant/s] tenant/s] attended the hearing. The tenant [The tenant/s] tenant/s] did not attend the hearing. Telephone calls were made to that tenant on the number provided at the allocated hearing time. The call was not responded to. The Tribunal may hear matters in the absence of a party where satisfied that notice of the hearing has been given. I am satisfied that notice of the hearing was given to all the tenants.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears, compensation, refund of the bond, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.

How much is owed for rent ?

This was a fixed term tenancy due to end in October 2025. The landlord contacted the tenant on 27 February 2025 to arrange for an inspection. The tenant told the landlord that she had already moved out of the premises and wanted to end the fixed term tenancy. The landlord was able to obtain a replacement tenant to commence on 4 April 2025.
The tenant remains liable for rent until the end of the fixed term tenancy. The tenant said in evidence that she did not know that this was a fixed term tenancy. The tenancy agreement, which the tenant signed, makes the nature of the tenancy clear. The tenancy ended on 4 April 2025. The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy was $9,211.43.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and remove all rubbish. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, and did not remove all rubbish.
The landlord provided photos of their premises both at the commencement and the end of the tenancy. The photos show that the interior of the property required further cleaning to bring it up to a reasonably clean and tidy standard. The landlord’s claim for cleaning costs is for three hours labour by two people at $30.00 per hour. The claim is reasonable. The tenant is ordered to pay $180.00 for cleaning.
The landlord claims $152.00 for rubbish removal. The landlord provided photos of the premises at the end of the tenancy. Some rubbish had been left by the tenant. The tenant sees that some of the rubbish had been at the premises at the commencement of the tenancy. The burden of proving the claim remains on the landlord. I am satisfied that some but not all, of the items left at the end of the tenancy belonged to the tenant. The tenant is ordered to pay compensation of $100.00 for rubbish removal.
The landlord claims $150.00 for lawns and garden work at the end of the tenancy. The landlord provided photos of the exterior of the property. Whilst I accept that some of the exterior would have required work to bring it to a reasonably clean and tidy standard, I do not consider that the landlord’s claim of five hours work at $30.00 per hour to be justified. Having reviewed the photos, I consider that compensation of $100.00 to be reasonable.
The amounts ordered are proved.
As Wongeoon Vast Limited has substantially succeeded with the claim I have ordered the tenant to reimburse the filing fee.
The tenant applied for name suppression. The tenant has not been wholly or substantially successful in this hearing. The tenant’s application for name suppression is dismissed.

Claims & awards

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

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5302728 — net $7,139.43 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$9,211.43	Rent arrears
Cleaning	$180.00	eople at $30.00 per hour. The claim is reasonable.
Rubbish removal	$100.00	Rubbish removal
Lawns and Garden work	$100.00	Lawns and Garden work
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$7,139.43
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$7,139.43

Claims and awards for application 5302728 — net $7,139.43 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears

Amount: $9,211.43
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears

Cleaning

Amount: $180.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: eople at $30.00 per hour. The claim is reasonable.

Rubbish removal

Amount: $100.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rubbish removal

Lawns and Garden work

Amount: $100.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Lawns and Garden work

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $28.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Cleanliness Filing Fee Lawns And Garden Work Rent arrears Rubbish Removal

Order

[The tenant/s] tenant/s] and [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Wongeoon Vast Limited $7,139.43 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,480.00 to Wongeoon Vast Limited immediately.

Reasons

The landlord attended the video hearing. The tenant [The tenant/s] tenant/s] attended the hearing. The tenant [The tenant/s] tenant/s] did not attend the hearing. Telephone calls were made to that tenant on the number provided at the allocated hearing time. The call was not responded to. The Tribunal may hear matters in the absence of a party where satisfied that notice of the hearing has been given. I am satisfied that notice of the hearing was given to all the tenants.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears, compensation, refund of the bond, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.

How much is owed for rent ?

This was a fixed term tenancy due to end in October 2025. The landlord contacted the tenant on 27 February 2025 to arrange for an inspection. The tenant told the landlord that she had already moved out of the premises and wanted to end the fixed term tenancy. The landlord was able to obtain a replacement tenant to commence on 4 April 2025.
The tenant remains liable for rent until the end of the fixed term tenancy. The tenant said in evidence that she did not know that this was a fixed term tenancy. The tenancy agreement, which the tenant signed, makes the nature of the tenancy clear. The tenancy ended on 4 April 2025. The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy was $9,211.43.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and remove all rubbish. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, and did not remove all rubbish.
The landlord provided photos of their premises both at the commencement and the end of the tenancy. The photos show that the interior of the property required further cleaning to bring it up to a reasonably clean and tidy standard. The landlord’s claim for cleaning costs is for three hours labour by two people at $30.00 per hour. The claim is reasonable. The tenant is ordered to pay $180.00 for cleaning.
The landlord claims $152.00 for rubbish removal. The landlord provided photos of the premises at the end of the tenancy. Some rubbish had been left by the tenant. The tenant sees that some of the rubbish had been at the premises at the commencement of the tenancy. The burden of proving the claim remains on the landlord. I am satisfied that some but not all, of the items left at the end of the tenancy belonged to the tenant. The tenant is ordered to pay compensation of $100.00 for rubbish removal.
The landlord claims $150.00 for lawns and garden work at the end of the tenancy. The landlord provided photos of the exterior of the property. Whilst I accept that some of the exterior would have required work to bring it to a reasonably clean and tidy standard, I do not consider that the landlord’s claim of five hours work at $30.00 per hour to be justified. Having reviewed the photos, I consider that compensation of $100.00 to be reasonable.
The amounts ordered are proved.
As Wongeoon Vast Limited has substantially succeeded with the claim I have ordered the tenant to reimburse the filing fee.
The tenant applied for name suppression. The tenant has not been wholly or substantially successful in this hearing. The tenant’s application for name suppression is dismissed.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5302728 — Rent arrears at 74A Sylvan Street, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8024

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5302728 — Rent arrears at 74A Sylvan Street, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8024

At a glance

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

How much is owed for rent ?

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions

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Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

How much is owed for rent ?

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions

Reduce avoidable tribunal risk with proper tenant checks.