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Tenancy Tribunal case 5330199 — Tenancy dispute
Decided 9 Feb 2026 · Published 9 Feb 2026 · Application 5330199
Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Adjudicator
R Woodhouse
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 tenants name and identifying details.
- The application for rehearing is dismissed.
Reasons
- The Tribunal convened a hearing on 18 December 2025, to consider claims filed by the tenant against the landlord. A decision was issued that same day. The tenant was successful in some complaints, unsuccessful in others.
- There was no appearance by the landlord at that hearing, however the landlord had filed written submissions in advance which I took into account.
- On 19 December 2025, the property manager filed an application for rehearing. The landlord states that they were unable to attend the hearing because of a “sudden health issue”.
- On 8 January 2026 I ordered that a hearing be convened to hear from the parties as to whether a rehearing should be granted.
- A video hearing was convened today, 9 February 2026 to consider the rehearing request.
- Only the tenant appeared at the hearing today, again there was no appearance by the landlord.
- I have determined that the application for rehearing must be dismissed. The property manager states that there was a health issue that prevented attendance at the original hearing, but no evidence has been provided of that, such as a medical report or certificate.
- Ultimately the landlord has not prosecuted the application for rehearing, so it is dismissed.