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Published 3 April 2026 · Application 5347761
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Published 3 April 2026 · Application 5347761
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Porirua
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
K Koller
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repair balustrade | $35.00 | Repair balustrade | |
| Carpet Cleaning: and deoderising | $195.00 | Carpet Cleaning: and deoderising | |
| Replace broken door handles and axel | $79.00 | Replace broken door handles and axel | |
| Replace missing shower door handles | $45.00 | Replace missing shower door handles | |
| Replace smoke alarms: missing | $9.15 | Replace smoke alarms: missing | |
| Relace missing curtains - bedroom 3 less depreciation | $60.00 | Relace missing curtains - bedroom 3 less depreciation | |
| Replace missing curtains - kitchen less depreciation | $19.00 | Replace missing curtains - kitchen less depreciation | |
| Repairs to walls and doors throughout the house | $155.00 | Repairs to walls and doors throughout the house | |
| Repairs to the garage roller door | $35.00 | Repairs to the garage roller door | |
| Replace damaged garage door locks | $103.50 | Replace damaged garage door locks | |
| Replacement garage door remote | $300.00 | Replacement garage door remote | |
| Rubbish removal: transport and tip fees | $486.00 | Rubbish removal: transport and tip fees | |
| Labour for all the work | $500.00 | Labour for all the work | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $28.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $2,049.65 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,049.65 |
Claims and awards for application 5347761 — net $2,049.65 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Repair balustrade
Carpet Cleaning: and deoderising
Replace broken door handles and axel
Replace missing shower door handles
Replace smoke alarms: missing
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s19, s40(1), s40(2), s44A, s9
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Nicholas Pearson must pay Vaughan Cox $2,049.65 immediately, calculated as
Cleaning: $195.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Labour For All The Work: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $35.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $35.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $103.50 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $300.00 awarded to landlord; Relace Missing Curtains - Bedroom 3…: $60.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Broken Door Handles And Axel: $79.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Missing Curtains - Kitchen L…: $19.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Missing Shower Door Handles: $45.00 awarded to landlord; Smoke Alarms: $9.15 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $486.00 awarded to landlord; Walls and Doors: $155.00 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness, Smoke alarms.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13356813-Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Location
Porirua
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
K Koller
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repair balustrade | $35.00 | Repair balustrade | |
| Carpet Cleaning: and deoderising | $195.00 | Carpet Cleaning: and deoderising | |
| Replace broken door handles and axel | $79.00 | Replace broken door handles and axel | |
| Replace missing shower door handles | $45.00 | Replace missing shower door handles | |
| Replace smoke alarms: missing | $9.15 | Replace smoke alarms: missing | |
| Relace missing curtains - bedroom 3 less depreciation | $60.00 | Relace missing curtains - bedroom 3 less depreciation | |
| Replace missing curtains - kitchen less depreciation | $19.00 | Replace missing curtains - kitchen less depreciation | |
| Repairs to walls and doors throughout the house | $155.00 | Repairs to walls and doors throughout the house | |
| Repairs to the garage roller door | $35.00 | Repairs to the garage roller door | |
| Replace damaged garage door locks | $103.50 | Replace damaged garage door locks | |
| Replacement garage door remote | $300.00 | Replacement garage door remote | |
| Rubbish removal: transport and tip fees | $486.00 | Rubbish removal: transport and tip fees | |
| Labour for all the work | $500.00 | Labour for all the work | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $28.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $2,049.65 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,049.65 |
Claims and awards for application 5347761 — net $2,049.65 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Repair balustrade
Carpet Cleaning: and deoderising
Replace broken door handles and axel
Replace missing shower door handles
Replace smoke alarms: missing
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s19, s40(1), s40(2), s44A, s9
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Nicholas Pearson must pay Vaughan Cox $2,049.65 immediately, calculated as
Cleaning: $195.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Labour For All The Work: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $35.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $35.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $103.50 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $300.00 awarded to landlord; Relace Missing Curtains - Bedroom 3…: $60.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Broken Door Handles And Axel: $79.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Missing Curtains - Kitchen L…: $19.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Missing Shower Door Handles: $45.00 awarded to landlord; Smoke Alarms: $9.15 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $486.00 awarded to landlord; Walls and Doors: $155.00 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness, Smoke alarms.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13356813-Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Relace missing curtains - bedroom 3 less depreciation
Replace missing curtains - kitchen less depreciation
Repairs to walls and doors throughout the house
Repairs to the garage roller door
Replace damaged garage door locks
Replacement garage door remote
Rubbish removal: transport and tip fees
Labour for all the work
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $2,049.65
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,049.65
Relace missing curtains - bedroom 3 less depreciation
Replace missing curtains - kitchen less depreciation
Repairs to walls and doors throughout the house
Repairs to the garage roller door
Replace damaged garage door locks
Replacement garage door remote
Rubbish removal: transport and tip fees
Labour for all the work
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $2,049.65
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,049.65