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Tenancy Tribunal case 5343620 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 13 Nov 2025 · Published 13 Nov 2025 · Application 5343620

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

J Wilson

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 5343620 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 13 Nov 2025 · Published 13 Nov 2025 · Application 5343620

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

J Wilson

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 Tenant and Landlord name and identifying details.
By consent the term of the tenancy of [The tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] is reduced and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], at noon on Monday 24 November 2025.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing, by telephone.
The tenant has applied for a reduction in the term of the fixed term tenancy due to end on 6/2/2026.
The usual legal position with a fixed-term contract is that the term of the contract will be applied strictly, and it is only in limited circumstances that a court or tribunal will interfere with it. For residential tenancies, one of those circumstances is found in s 66 Residential Tenancies Act 1986, which allows for the reduction of fixed term tenancy agreements.
There is a high threshold to be met before the Tribunal will reduce the term. In particular the applicant will need to establish that: a. there has been a change in their circumstances, b. the change was unforeseen, c. the unforeseen change will result in severe hardship to the applicant if the tenancy is not reduced, d. the severe hardship the applicant will suffer if the term is not reduced exceeds the hardship the other party will suffer if the term is reduced.
After discussions the parties agreed that the fixed term tenancy could end early, and an Order has been made accordingly.
In addition, the landlord agreed that the tenant would not be liable for any costs associated with re-letting the premises.
The tenant also agreed that the rent would be paid to 24/11/2025 and that he would allow the landlord, with the appropriate notice, to show prospective tenants around the premises.
Suppression is granted to both parties pursuant to section 95A(4) because they reached an agreement at the hearing.

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s66, s95A(4)

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5343620 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 5343620?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5343620?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5343620?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12712003-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant and Landlord name and identifying details.
By consent the term of the tenancy of [The tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] is reduced and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], at noon on Monday 24 November 2025.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing, by telephone.
The tenant has applied for a reduction in the term of the fixed term tenancy due to end on 6/2/2026.
The usual legal position with a fixed-term contract is that the term of the contract will be applied strictly, and it is only in limited circumstances that a court or tribunal will interfere with it. For residential tenancies, one of those circumstances is found in s 66 Residential Tenancies Act 1986, which allows for the reduction of fixed term tenancy agreements.
There is a high threshold to be met before the Tribunal will reduce the term. In particular the applicant will need to establish that: a. there has been a change in their circumstances, b. the change was unforeseen, c. the unforeseen change will result in severe hardship to the applicant if the tenancy is not reduced, d. the severe hardship the applicant will suffer if the term is not reduced exceeds the hardship the other party will suffer if the term is reduced.
After discussions the parties agreed that the fixed term tenancy could end early, and an Order has been made accordingly.
In addition, the landlord agreed that the tenant would not be liable for any costs associated with re-letting the premises.
The tenant also agreed that the rent would be paid to 24/11/2025 and that he would allow the landlord, with the appropriate notice, to show prospective tenants around the premises.
Suppression is granted to both parties pursuant to section 95A(4) because they reached an agreement at the hearing.

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s66, s95A(4)

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5343620 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 5343620?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5343620?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5343620?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12712003-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.