Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Tenancy Tribunal case 5340495 — Rent arrears at Room 8, 211 Symonds Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland
Decided 10 Oct 2025 · Published 10 Oct 2025 · Application 5340495
- Rent arrears
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
G Baker
Dispute themes
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| and reimbursement of the filing fee of | $28.00 | and reimbursement of the filing fee of |
Claims and awards for application 5340495. Verify on MoJ.
and reimbursement of the filing fee of
- Amount
- $28.00
- Awarded to
- Landlord
- Reason
- and reimbursement of the filing fee of
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details.
- [The landlord/s] is granted possession of the premises at Room 8, 211 Symonds Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland 1010 immediately.
- [The tenant/s] must pay [The landlord/s] $862.28 immediately, being rent arrears to 2 September 2025 of $834.28 and reimbursement of the filing fee of $28.00.
- [The landlord/s] must take any of the tenant’s personal documents that have been left at the premises to the nearest Police station and obtain a receipt for them.
- The landlord may dispose of the other goods left at the premises by the tenant as the landlord sees fit.
Reasons
- The landlord attended the hearing by telephone.
- The tenant was telephoned but did not answer.
- The landlord has applied for possession of the premises following the termination of the tenancy.
- The tenancy ended on 2 September 2025 pursuant to a notice to terminate issued by the landlord under section 66X Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) which is less than 90 days ago. The requirements of section 64(1) RTA are satisfied.
- The landlord has applied for rent arrears and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing.
- The landlord has applied for the disposal of goods the tenant left at the premises at the end of the tenancy.
- The landlord is been unable to contact the tenant and arrange for him to collect his possessions.
- It is not practicable for the landlord to the return the goods to the tenant. The value of the goods is below the cost of storing, transporting and selling them. Therefore the landlord may dispose of the goods. See sections 62(3)(b), 62B(2) and (3) RTA.
- Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
Topics & place
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Residential Tenancies Act sections
s62(3), s64(1), s66X
Key findings
- Dispute theme: rent arrears
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5340495 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 5340495?
Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord
What type of tenancy dispute was case 5340495?
The primary dispute was Rent arrears.
Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5340495?
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12542456-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.
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