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Tenancy Tribunal case 5346062 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 27 Nov 2025 · Published 27 Nov 2025 · Application 5346062

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

R Harvey-Lane

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 5346062 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 27 Nov 2025 · Published 27 Nov 2025 · Application 5346062

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

R Harvey-Lane

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’s name and identifying details. 2. must pay immediately, being for filing fee reimbursement.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,600.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The tenant/s] immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The tenant has applied for refund of the bond. The landlord has a claim against the bond but has not filed a counterclaim with Tenancy Services.
Section 22B of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies, that provision confirms that: (1) If there is a dispute between the parties as to the payment of a bond, either party may apply to the Tribunal for an order determining to whom the bond, or any part of it, is to be paid. (2) If the tenant applies to the Tribunal and the landlord seeks payment of the bond in whole or in part, the landlord must file an application with the Tribunal that sets out the landlord’s counterclaim.
The effect of this provision, is that when the tenant applies to the Tribunal for release of the bond in whole or in part, if the landlord wishes to argue that it has any call on that bond, then the landlord “must” file a counter claim for it. In the absence of a counterclaim, then the Tribunal must order that the bond be released to the tenants.
This means that if the landlord subsequently wishes to pursue any claim against the tenant, the landlord is still able to do so, but if the landlord is successful in the claim, there would not be any bond that the Tribunal could order be released to go toward the landlord’s claim.
For the above reasons, in the absence of a counter claim from the landlord, the Tribunal orders that the full bond be refunded to the tenant.
As [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must also reimburse the filing fee. R Harvey-Lane 27 November 2025

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s22B

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5346062 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 5346062?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5346062?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5346062?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12784475-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name and identifying details. 2. must pay immediately, being for filing fee reimbursement.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,600.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The tenant/s] immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The tenant has applied for refund of the bond. The landlord has a claim against the bond but has not filed a counterclaim with Tenancy Services.
Section 22B of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies, that provision confirms that: (1) If there is a dispute between the parties as to the payment of a bond, either party may apply to the Tribunal for an order determining to whom the bond, or any part of it, is to be paid. (2) If the tenant applies to the Tribunal and the landlord seeks payment of the bond in whole or in part, the landlord must file an application with the Tribunal that sets out the landlord’s counterclaim.
The effect of this provision, is that when the tenant applies to the Tribunal for release of the bond in whole or in part, if the landlord wishes to argue that it has any call on that bond, then the landlord “must” file a counter claim for it. In the absence of a counterclaim, then the Tribunal must order that the bond be released to the tenants.
This means that if the landlord subsequently wishes to pursue any claim against the tenant, the landlord is still able to do so, but if the landlord is successful in the claim, there would not be any bond that the Tribunal could order be released to go toward the landlord’s claim.
For the above reasons, in the absence of a counter claim from the landlord, the Tribunal orders that the full bond be refunded to the tenant.
As [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must also reimburse the filing fee. R Harvey-Lane 27 November 2025

Topics & place

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

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s22B

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5346062 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 5346062?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5346062?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5346062?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12784475-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.