How much money was awarded in case 5325219?

Water Rates: $354.90 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $1,762.84 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5325219?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5325219?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13478913-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5325219?

Water Rates: $354.90 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $1,762.84 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5325219?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5325219?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13478913-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5325219 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5325219 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal

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Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5325219 — net $505.74 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 16 July 2025	$1,762.84	Rent arrears to 16 July 2025
By consent: Water rates (1/12/2024 – 3/06/2025	$354.90	By consent: Water rates (1/12/2024 – 3/06/2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$505.74
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$505.74

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 Pharat Pheng And Thuch Say As Trustees For The Pts Family Trust $505.74 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,640.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to Pharat Pheng And Thuch Say As Trustees For The Pts Family Trust immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing on 21 April 2026.

The tenant has applied for a refund of the bond. The accept the landlord’s claim for $354.90 for outstanding water rates invoices. The landlord claims the tenant owes money for rent arrears and the bond should be refunded to them. The tenant denies that they owe any money for rent arrears.

Each party must prove their claim to the civil law standard of proof, on the balance of probabilities.

How much does the tenant owe in rent arrears?

The tenant lived in two premises owned by the landlord: a. 4/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110: 01/11/2023 – 01/12/2024 b. 8/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110: 02/12/2024 – 16/07/2025

The landlord filed one application for the tenancy at 8/114 Maunau Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110 however, they seek to recover rent arrears for both tenancies at 8/114 Maunau Rd, Woodhill and 4/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill.

A landlord can only file one application per tenancy. Therefore, the Tribunal cannot hear the landlord’s claim for rent arrears in respect of the tenancy at 4/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110. It remains open to the landlord to file a fresh application for rent arrears for this premises if they wish.

The landlord claims the tenant owes $1,904.28 in rent arrears for the tenancy at 8/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110. The landlord submitted a rent summary, which begins from 2 December 2024 and ends on 7 July 2025.

The tenant denies they owe any rent arrears and submitted their own rent summary, which shows payments made by them on particular dates.

I have undertaken a careful examination of the documents provided by both parties and find the tenant owes $1,842.84 in rent arrears up to 16 July 2025, calculated as follows: Rent dueRent period from Rent period to Amount due Amount paid Date paidArrears 4/12/2024 11/12/2024 18/12/2024 25/12/2024 1/01/2025 8/01/2025 15/01/2025 22/01/2025 2/12/2024 9/12/2024 16/12/2024 23/12/2024 30/12/2024 6/01/2025 13/01/2025 20/01/2025 8/12/2024 15/12/2024 22/12/2024 29/12/2024 5/01/2025 12/01/2025 19/01/2025 26/01/2025 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 860 860 860 4/12/2024 31/12/2024 16/01/2025 0 0 430 860 430 860 430 860 29/01/2025 5/02/2025 12/02/2025 19/02/2025 26/02/2025 5/03/2025 12/03/2025 19/03/2025 26/03/2025 2/04/2025 9/04/2025 16/04/2025 23/04/2025 30/04/2025 7/05/2025 14/05/2025 21/05/2025 28/05/2025 4/06/2025 11/06/2025 18/06/2025 25/06/2025 2/07/2025 9/07/2025 16/07/2025 27/01/2025 3/02/2025 10/02/2025 17/02/2025 24/02/2025 3/03/2025 10/03/2025 17/03/2025 24/03/2025 31/03/2025 7/04/2025 14/04/2025 21/04/2025 28/04/2025 5/05/2025 12/05/2025 19/05/2025 26/05/2025 2/06/2025 9/06/2025 16/06/2025 23/06/2025 30/06/2025 7/07/2025 14/07/2025 2/02/2025 9/02/2025 16/02/2025 23/02/2025 2/03/2025 9/03/2025 16/03/2025 23/03/2025 30/03/2025 6/04/2025 13/04/2025 20/04/2025 27/04/2025 4/05/2025 11/05/2025 18/05/2025 25/05/2025 1/06/2025 8/06/2025 15/06/2025 22/06/2025 29/06/2025 6/07/2025 13/07/2025 16/07/2025 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430 430

84 860 860 860 860 860 860 860 860 860 860 860 29/01/2025 13/02/2025 26/02/2025 13/03/2025 26/03/2025 9/04/2025 24/04/2025 8/05/2025 21/05/2025 4/06/2025 18/06/2025 430 860 430 860 430 860 430 860 430 860 430 860 430 860 430 860 430 860 430 860 430 860 1290 1720 1842.84

The tenant claims that they paid $820.00 to the landlord, being two weeks rent in advance, in respect of the tenancy at 4/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110, which has not been factored into the landlord’s rent summary for 8/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110. They claim this money should have covered the couple of weeks at the end of the tenancy.

I have undertaken a careful examination of the landlord’s rent summary for the premises at 4/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110. I am satisfied there was no credit of $820.00 owing at the end of this tenancy, which could have been transferred to the tenancy at 8/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110.

The tenant paid the landlord an additional $80.00 towards the bond on 4 December 2024. This has not been lodged with the Bond Centre. Because the landlord’s claim for rent arrears has been successful, the landlord is entitled to keep this bond top up payment however, it must be appropriately credited towards the rent arrears.

For all of these reasons, the landlord’s claim for rent arrears is granted for $1,762.84. Filing fee & name suppression

Because the landlord has substantially succeeded with the claim, I must reimburse the filing fee.

In their written application, the tenant requested name suppression. They have not been wholly or substantially successful with their claim and therefore, I am not required to grant their request for name suppression. I have a discretion grant their request under section 95A(4) RTA. This section requires me to consider the interests of the parties and public. In Lewis v Wilson & Horton [2003] 3 NZLR 546 at paragraph 43, The Court of Appeal endorsed the approach taken in the High Court, which held: ...that the principle of open justice dictates that there should be no restriction on publication of information about a case ‘except in very special circumstances.’

Publication of the tenant’s name in this decision might negatively affect their ability to secure rental premises again if they return to New Zealand. This is because prospective landlords might be hesitant to rent premises to a tenant who has had an order for rent arrears made against them by the Tribunal. On the other hand, I have no doubt that the tenant did not purposefully fall into rent arrears in this case. The situation seems to have arisen due to the landlord’s failure to include the two weeks rent in advance paid by the tenant in their rent summary for the premises at 4/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110. If this had not occurred and if the landlord had perhaps communicated the situation with the tenant a little bit better, I am sure the tenant would have cleared the arrears while they were still working in New Zealand. Whilst these circumstances do not affect the tenant’s liability to pay any rent owing at the end of the tenancy, I consider they reduce the public interest in publication and bolster the tenant’s interest in name suppression.

For these reasons, the tenant’s request for name suppression is granted.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5325219 — net $505.74 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 16 July 2025	$1,762.84	Rent arrears to 16 July 2025
By consent: Water rates (1/12/2024 – 3/06/2025	$354.90	By consent: Water rates (1/12/2024 – 3/06/2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$505.74
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$505.74

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 Pharat Pheng And Thuch Say As Trustees For The Pts Family Trust $505.74 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,640.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to Pharat Pheng And Thuch Say As Trustees For The Pts Family Trust immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing on 21 April 2026.

Each party must prove their claim to the civil law standard of proof, on the balance of probabilities.

How much does the tenant owe in rent arrears?

The tenant lived in two premises owned by the landlord: a. 4/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110: 01/11/2023 – 01/12/2024 b. 8/114 Maunu Rd, Woodhill, Whangarei 0110: 02/12/2024 – 16/07/2025

The tenant denies they owe any rent arrears and submitted their own rent summary, which shows payments made by them on particular dates.

For all of these reasons, the landlord’s claim for rent arrears is granted for $1,762.84. Filing fee & name suppression

Because the landlord has substantially succeeded with the claim, I must reimburse the filing fee.

For these reasons, the tenant’s request for name suppression is granted.

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