What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5343661 about?

The tribunal order states: The Tribunal orders suppression of the name and identifying details of both

How much money was awarded in case 5343661?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5343661?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5343661?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13443320-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5343661 about?

The tribunal order states: The Tribunal orders suppression of the name and identifying details of both

How much money was awarded in case 5343661?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5343661?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5343661?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13443320-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5343661 — Tenancy dispute

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Reasons

The tenancy ended in August 2025. The Tenants have now applied to the Tribunal, seeking the release of the bond. The Landlord has withheld consent

The Tenants are entitled to recover the bond. Where there is a dispute between the parties to a tenancy agreement as to the payment of the bond, either party may apply to the Tribunal for an order determining to whom, and it what amounts, the bond should be paid.

The Tenants have made such an application. They seek the full bond. The Landlord did not consent to the release of the bond. The Landlord considered that it had a claim against the bond. It says that the Tenants damaged a benchtop and did not leave the premises in a reasonably clean and tidy condition.

Where a tenant applies to the Tribunal for release of the bond, as it has here, and the Landlord also seeks payment from the bond, the Landlord must file an application with the Tribunal that sets out its counterclaim. The Landlord has not done that. In the absence of a counterclaim, then the Tribunal must order that the bond be released to the tenants.

I advised the parties that I was required to make that order releasing the bond to the Tenants and that they would then have to come back to the Tribunal on another day to consider any claim the Landlord may have. They then had a discussion to see whether they could resolve all the issues between them today, without having to come back before the Tribunal on another day to deal with and claim the Landlord might bring.

After those discussions, the parties agreed to resolve all disputes between them on the basis set out in my orders. This is a sensible resolution. Name suppression

Because this is an agreed outcome, it is in the public interest that the names and identifying details of both parties is suppressed.

Reasons

The tenancy ended in August 2025. The Tenants have now applied to the Tribunal, seeking the release of the bond. The Landlord has withheld consent

After those discussions, the parties agreed to resolve all disputes between them on the basis set out in my orders. This is a sensible resolution. Name suppression

Because this is an agreed outcome, it is in the public interest that the names and identifying details of both parties is suppressed.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5343661 — Tenancy dispute

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5343661 — Tenancy dispute

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