What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5323345 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 5323345?

Rent Arrears: $2,081.43 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $59.34 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5323345?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5323345?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12591674-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5323345 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 5323345?

Rent Arrears: $2,081.43 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $59.34 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5323345?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5323345?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12591674-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Unit/Flat Flat 3, 15 Speedy Crescent, Hillcrest, Auckland Tenancy Tribunal Case 5323345 — 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 5323345 — net $260.77 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 1 August 2025	$2,081.43	Rent arrears to 1 August 2025
Water rates	$59.34	Water rates
Net award	$260.77
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$260.77

Claims and awards for application 5323345 — net $260.77 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 1 August 2025

Amount: $2,081.43
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 1 August 2025

Water rates

Amount: $59.34
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates

Net award

Landlord $260.77

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $260.77

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant’s name and identifying details.
[The tenant/s] must pay Yellow Group Property Management Limited As The Agent For Puneet Batra $260.77 immediately, as follows:
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,880.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to Yellow Group Property Management Limited As The Agent For Puneet Batra immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing which was held by videoconference.
The aprties entered into a fixed term tenancy for a term from 27 November 2024 to 30 January 2026.
The tenant wanted to end the fixed term early so he could take up other housing options.
He and the landlord agreed in writing that the tenant would pay rent until 5 August 2025 or until a new tenancy started.
A new tenancy was put in place from 2 August 2025.
The landlord’s rent summary shows that rent was paid to 1 July 2025 leaving rent payable from 2 July to 1 August, totalling $2,081.43.
The tenant says that he did what was required, paying rent for 4 weeks and leaving the remaining 4 weeks’ to be covered by the bond as agreed. I do not doubt that tenant’s sincere belief about that but the best evidence the Tribunal has is the landlord’s rent summary. That summary will be sent to the tenant who can bring a further application if he believes it does not fully record his rent payments.
The landlord’s ledger also shows an amount owing for water rates where the regular payments made by the tenant toward water rates has not quite fully paid them.
The tenant says that he was told by a previous property manager he needn’t pay any more water rates because there had been a leak at the premises. That is not something the current property manager is aware of but which he will discuss with the owner when the owner returns from overseas.
Again, if that is something that can’t be agreed and that the tenant is unhappy about, he can bring is own application. In the meantime the Tribunal must determine the claim on the evidence available.
Because the landlord has had claims upheld I reimburse the filing fee.

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 5323345 — net $260.77 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 1 August 2025	$2,081.43	Rent arrears to 1 August 2025
Water rates	$59.34	Water rates
Net award	$260.77
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$260.77

Claims and awards for application 5323345 — net $260.77 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 1 August 2025

Amount: $2,081.43
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 1 August 2025

Water rates

Amount: $59.34
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates

Net award

Landlord $260.77

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $260.77

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant’s name and identifying details.
[The tenant/s] must pay Yellow Group Property Management Limited As The Agent For Puneet Batra $260.77 immediately, as follows:
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,880.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to Yellow Group Property Management Limited As The Agent For Puneet Batra immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing which was held by videoconference.
The aprties entered into a fixed term tenancy for a term from 27 November 2024 to 30 January 2026.
The tenant wanted to end the fixed term early so he could take up other housing options.
He and the landlord agreed in writing that the tenant would pay rent until 5 August 2025 or until a new tenancy started.
A new tenancy was put in place from 2 August 2025.
The landlord’s rent summary shows that rent was paid to 1 July 2025 leaving rent payable from 2 July to 1 August, totalling $2,081.43.
The tenant says that he did what was required, paying rent for 4 weeks and leaving the remaining 4 weeks’ to be covered by the bond as agreed. I do not doubt that tenant’s sincere belief about that but the best evidence the Tribunal has is the landlord’s rent summary. That summary will be sent to the tenant who can bring a further application if he believes it does not fully record his rent payments.
The landlord’s ledger also shows an amount owing for water rates where the regular payments made by the tenant toward water rates has not quite fully paid them.
The tenant says that he was told by a previous property manager he needn’t pay any more water rates because there had been a leak at the premises. That is not something the current property manager is aware of but which he will discuss with the owner when the owner returns from overseas.
Again, if that is something that can’t be agreed and that the tenant is unhappy about, he can bring is own application. In the meantime the Tribunal must determine the claim on the evidence available.
Because the landlord has had claims upheld I reimburse the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5323345 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat Flat 3, 15 Speedy Crescent, Hillcrest, Auckland

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5323345 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat Flat 3, 15 Speedy Crescent, Hillcrest, Auckland

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