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Tenancy Tribunal case 5329991 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 9 Dec 2025 · Published 9 Dec 2025 · Application 5329991

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

K Koller

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 5329991 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 9 Dec 2025 · Published 9 Dec 2025 · Application 5329991

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

K Koller

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 names and identifying details.
The Bond Centre is to pay $1,500 from the bond of $3,000.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The tenant/s] and keep the remaining bond.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The parties signed a fixed term tenancy agreement.
On 9 September 2025 the tenants and the landlord signed a variation of tenancy releasing [The tenant/s] from the fixed term tenancy. The replacement tenant moved in on 24 September 2025. This process is called an assignment of the tenancy, and is provided for in sections 43A, 43B and 43C of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA).
It is not clear from the variation when the assignment took place, which is relevant because [The tenant/s] was released from his responsibilities as a tenant after the assignment. However, the parties agreed at the hearing that the $1,500 paid as a bond could be released to [The tenant/s], which seems appropriate to me.
[The tenant/s] has made an application for suppression. I have used my discretion to allow suppression for both parties because there has been no breach of the RTA and so any public interest is in the law. See section 95A RTA.

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s43A, s95A

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5329991 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 5329991?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5329991?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5329991?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12537337-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the names and identifying details.
The Bond Centre is to pay $1,500 from the bond of $3,000.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The tenant/s] and keep the remaining bond.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The parties signed a fixed term tenancy agreement.
On 9 September 2025 the tenants and the landlord signed a variation of tenancy releasing [The tenant/s] from the fixed term tenancy. The replacement tenant moved in on 24 September 2025. This process is called an assignment of the tenancy, and is provided for in sections 43A, 43B and 43C of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA).
It is not clear from the variation when the assignment took place, which is relevant because [The tenant/s] was released from his responsibilities as a tenant after the assignment. However, the parties agreed at the hearing that the $1,500 paid as a bond could be released to [The tenant/s], which seems appropriate to me.
[The tenant/s] has made an application for suppression. I have used my discretion to allow suppression for both parties because there has been no breach of the RTA and so any public interest is in the law. See section 95A RTA.

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s43A, s95A

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5329991 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 5329991?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5329991?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5329991?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12537337-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.