What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5338460 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 5338460?

Bailiff Costs: $57.50 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $438.50 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Replace furnishings: toilet roll hol…: $79.08 awarded to landlord; Replace Kitchen Blind: $100.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Missing Cabinet Handles: $114.74 awarded to landlord; Smoke Alarms: $113.85 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5338460?

The primary dispute was Cleanliness. Related themes: Smoke alarms.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5338460?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13373835-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5338460 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 5338460?

Bailiff Costs: $57.50 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $438.50 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Replace furnishings: toilet roll hol…: $79.08 awarded to landlord; Replace Kitchen Blind: $100.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Missing Cabinet Handles: $114.74 awarded to landlord; Smoke Alarms: $113.85 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5338460?

The primary dispute was Cleanliness. Related themes: Smoke alarms.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5338460?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13373835-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5338460 — Cleanliness

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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 5338460 — net $639.67 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Carpet Cleaning: dog sanitising	$438.50	Carpet Cleaning: dog sanitising
Replace furnishings: toilet roll holder	$79.08	Replace furnishings: toilet roll holder
bailiff costs	$57.50	bailiff costs
Replace missing cabinet handles	$114.74	Replace missing cabinet handles
Replace missing smoke alarms	$113.85	Replace missing smoke alarms
Replace kitchen blind	$100.00	Replace kitchen blind
__________________________________________________________________________________ 53384602 Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	__________________________________________________________________________________ 53384602 Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$639.67
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$639.67

Claims and awards for application 5338460 — net $639.67 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Carpet Cleaning: dog sanitising

Amount: $438.50
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Carpet Cleaning: dog sanitising

Replace furnishings: toilet roll holder

Amount: $79.08
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Replace furnishings: toilet roll holder

bailiff costs

Amount: $57.50
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: bailiff costs

Replace missing cabinet handles

Amount: $114.74
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Replace missing cabinet handles

Replace missing smoke alarms

Amount: $113.85
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Replace missing smoke alarms

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Carpet Cleaning Filing Fee Replace Smoke Alarms

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the [Landlord’s] name and identifying details.
Daz Fabien PAREITI Graham-Ngametua must pay [The landlord/s] $639.67 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $292.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

Reasons

Only the landlord attended the hearing.
The landlord has applied for compensation, refund of the bond, and reimbursement of the filing fee following 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.
The landlord did not supply exit and entry reports but supplied a December and a March report, following inspections during the tenancy. These reports, and oral evidence supplied by the landlord, demonstrated that a toilet roll holder, smoke alarms and cabinet handles were removed during the tenancy. I am satisfied that the amounts incurred to replace these items were reasonable.
I am also satisfied that a kitchen blind was removed, relying on the same evidence. Taking into account depreciation of the blind I consider the sum of $100 to be reasonable compensation for replacing that item.
The tenant had breach notices issued during the tenancy for dogs he kept on the premises. I am satisfied the tenant kept dogs at the premises and therefore that sanitising the carpet was required at the end of the tenancy. The amount ordered is proven.
I am not prepared to allow the “deep cleaning” cost because: a. There were not enough photos of the exact condition of the premises at the end of the tenancy, and b. the obligation of the tenant is not to return the property to a deeply cleaned condition, only reasonable clean.
There were a number of additional claims for repairs, but because there is a lack of photographic evidence of the allegedly damaged items taken at the end of the tenancy, as well as evidence of age and betterment factors, I am not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that these claims have been proven. I make this finding in relation to the allegations that there were numerous holes in the walls, doors that had to be replaced and damaged carpet. Those claims are all dismissed.
I will allow the costs of enforcing the prior Tribunal order.
Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
[The applicant/s] has been successful and I consider it should be entitled to name suppression.

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 5338460 — net $639.67 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Carpet Cleaning: dog sanitising	$438.50	Carpet Cleaning: dog sanitising
Replace furnishings: toilet roll holder	$79.08	Replace furnishings: toilet roll holder
bailiff costs	$57.50	bailiff costs
Replace missing cabinet handles	$114.74	Replace missing cabinet handles
Replace missing smoke alarms	$113.85	Replace missing smoke alarms
Replace kitchen blind	$100.00	Replace kitchen blind
__________________________________________________________________________________ 53384602 Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	__________________________________________________________________________________ 53384602 Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$639.67
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$639.67

Claims and awards for application 5338460 — net $639.67 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Carpet Cleaning: dog sanitising

Amount: $438.50
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Carpet Cleaning: dog sanitising

Replace furnishings: toilet roll holder

Amount: $79.08
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Replace furnishings: toilet roll holder

bailiff costs

Amount: $57.50
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: bailiff costs

Replace missing cabinet handles

Amount: $114.74
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Replace missing cabinet handles

Replace missing smoke alarms

Amount: $113.85
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Replace missing smoke alarms

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Carpet Cleaning Filing Fee Replace Smoke Alarms

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the [Landlord’s] name and identifying details.
Daz Fabien PAREITI Graham-Ngametua must pay [The landlord/s] $639.67 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $292.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

Reasons

Only the landlord attended the hearing.
The landlord has applied for compensation, refund of the bond, and reimbursement of the filing fee following 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.
The landlord did not supply exit and entry reports but supplied a December and a March report, following inspections during the tenancy. These reports, and oral evidence supplied by the landlord, demonstrated that a toilet roll holder, smoke alarms and cabinet handles were removed during the tenancy. I am satisfied that the amounts incurred to replace these items were reasonable.
I am also satisfied that a kitchen blind was removed, relying on the same evidence. Taking into account depreciation of the blind I consider the sum of $100 to be reasonable compensation for replacing that item.
The tenant had breach notices issued during the tenancy for dogs he kept on the premises. I am satisfied the tenant kept dogs at the premises and therefore that sanitising the carpet was required at the end of the tenancy. The amount ordered is proven.
I am not prepared to allow the “deep cleaning” cost because: a. There were not enough photos of the exact condition of the premises at the end of the tenancy, and b. the obligation of the tenant is not to return the property to a deeply cleaned condition, only reasonable clean.
There were a number of additional claims for repairs, but because there is a lack of photographic evidence of the allegedly damaged items taken at the end of the tenancy, as well as evidence of age and betterment factors, I am not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that these claims have been proven. I make this finding in relation to the allegations that there were numerous holes in the walls, doors that had to be replaced and damaged carpet. Those claims are all dismissed.
I will allow the costs of enforcing the prior Tribunal order.
Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
[The applicant/s] has been successful and I consider it should be entitled to name suppression.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5338460 — Cleanliness

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