How much money was awarded in case 5331180?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $5,468.55 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5331180?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5331180?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12702781-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5331180?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $5,468.55 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5331180?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5331180?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12702781-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

Unit/Flat Apartment 5, 143 Great South Road, Papakura, Tenancy Tribunal Case 5331180 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5331180 about?

The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] tenant/s] and [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Barfoot & Thompson Property

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5331180 — net $3,176.55 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 15.10.2025	$5,468.55	Rent arrears to 15.10.2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$3,176.55
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$3,176.55

[The tenant/s] tenant/s] and [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Barfoot & Thompson Property Limited As Agent For Amber Maisey $3,176.55 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,320.00 (BN-00126011) to Barfoot & Thompson Property Limited As Agent For Amber Maisey immediately.

All other claims are dismissed.

Reasons

Mr Edge, representing the landlord, attended the teleconference hearing. The phone number for the tenants, the last three digits being 254, was called twice without any response. As the tenants were served, the hearing proceeded in their absence.

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?

The tenancy ended on 15 October 2025, the day before new tenants moved in on 16 October 2025, according to the landlord, in a fixed-term tenancy that was due to go until 27 July 2026.

The landlord provided rent records showing rent arrears owing to 12 October 2025, which is $5,220.00. Weekly rent is $580.00 so daily rent is $82.85. A further 3 days’ rent @ $82.82/day is payable from 13 October 2025 to 15 October 2025, for a sub-total of $248.55. Therefore, the tenants owe the landlord a total of $5,468.55 for rent up to 15 October 2025, which was the end of the tenancy.

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, remove all rubbish, return all keys and security devices, and leave all chattels provided for their benefit. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. The tenant is required to replace worn out smoke alarm batteries during the tenancy. See section 40(1)(ca) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. The tenant must also replace standard light bulbs. Cleaning

The landlord said the tenants did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy.

The landlord acknowledged the property was “not left too bad”, but said further cleaning was required. The landlord provided an invoice sent from the landlord to the tenant for $621.00 for an ‘exit clean’, which they claimed.

The landlord did not provide the original invoice from the cleaner who completed any cleaning, nor did the landlord provide any Entry or Exit Inspection reports, or any photographs of the condition of the property at the end of tenancy, that might show the requirement for the landlord to incur any cleaning cost.

As the landlord has not provided any additional supporting evidence to prove their cleaning claim, I find there is insufficient evidence provided by the landlord to prove the claim. Therefore, I dismiss this claim. Refund of the bond

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,320.00 (BN-00126011) to Barfoot & Thompson Property Limited As Agent For Amber Maisey immediately. Filing fee

Because Barfoot & Thompson Property Limited As Agent For Amber Maisey has been partly successful with the claim I reimburse the filing fee.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5331180 — net $3,176.55 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 15.10.2025	$5,468.55	Rent arrears to 15.10.2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$3,176.55
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$3,176.55

Order

[The tenant/s] tenant/s] and [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Barfoot & Thompson Property Limited As Agent For Amber Maisey $3,176.55 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,320.00 (BN-00126011) to Barfoot & Thompson Property Limited As Agent For Amber Maisey immediately.
All other claims are dismissed.

Reasons

Mr Edge, representing the landlord, attended the teleconference hearing. The phone number for the tenants, the last three digits being 254, was called twice without any response. As the tenants were served, the hearing proceeded in their absence.
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?

The tenancy ended on 15 October 2025, the day before new tenants moved in on 16 October 2025, according to the landlord, in a fixed-term tenancy that was due to go until 27 July 2026.
The landlord provided rent records showing rent arrears owing to 12 October 2025, which is $5,220.00. Weekly rent is $580.00 so daily rent is $82.85. A further 3 days’ rent @ $82.82/day is payable from 13 October 2025 to 15 October 2025, for a sub-total of $248.55. Therefore, the tenants owe the landlord a total of $5,468.55 for rent up to 15 October 2025, which was the end of the tenancy.

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, remove all rubbish, return all keys and security devices, and leave all chattels provided for their benefit. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. The tenant is required to replace worn out smoke alarm batteries during the tenancy. See section 40(1)(ca) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. The tenant must also replace standard light bulbs. Cleaning
The landlord said the tenants did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy.
The landlord acknowledged the property was “not left too bad”, but said further cleaning was required. The landlord provided an invoice sent from the landlord to the tenant for $621.00 for an ‘exit clean’, which they claimed.
The landlord did not provide the original invoice from the cleaner who completed any cleaning, nor did the landlord provide any Entry or Exit Inspection reports, or any photographs of the condition of the property at the end of tenancy, that might show the requirement for the landlord to incur any cleaning cost.
As the landlord has not provided any additional supporting evidence to prove their cleaning claim, I find there is insufficient evidence provided by the landlord to prove the claim. Therefore, I dismiss this claim. Refund of the bond
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,320.00 (BN-00126011) to Barfoot & Thompson Property Limited As Agent For Amber Maisey immediately. Filing fee
Because Barfoot & Thompson Property Limited As Agent For Amber Maisey has been partly successful with the claim I reimburse the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5331180 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat Apartment 5, 143 Great South Road, Papakura,

At a glance

Tenancy Tribunal case 5331180 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat Apartment 5, 143 Great South Road, Papakura,

At a glance

Award balance

Claims & awards

Dismissed claims

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.

Award balance

Claims & awards

Dismissed claims

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.