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Tenancy Tribunal case 5357244 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat A, 23 Maniapoto Street, Otorohanga, Otorohanga
Decided 20 January 2026 · Published 20 January 2026 · Application 5357244
- Rent arrears
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Otorohanga
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
M Brennan
Dispute themes
Award balance
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
- Gross award
- $3,728.00
- Bond payment as ordered
- −$2,000.00
- Total balance for Tenant to pay Landlord
- $1,728.00
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent arrears to 24 September 2025 | $3,700.00 | Rent arrears to 24 September 2025 | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $28.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $1,728.00 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $1,728.00 |
Claims and awards for application 5357244 — net $1,728.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears to 24 September 2025
- Amount
- $3,700.00
- Awarded to
- Landlord
- Reason
- Rent arrears to 24 September 2025
Filing fee reimbursement
- Amount
- $28.00
- Awarded to
- Landlord
- Reason
- Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $1,728.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $1,728.00
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Order
- Rena Tumanako Potahi Knap and Erin Pye must pay Tapper Property Management Group Limited T/A Tpm Group Ltd As Agent For Nayankumar Chavda & Thangavadivel Chavda & Gnanasundaram $1,728.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,000.00 (BN-00122479) to Tapper Property Management Group Limited T/A Tpm Group Ltd As Agent For Nayankumar Chavda & Thangavadivel Chavda & Gnanasundaram immediately.
Reasons
- The landlord attended the hearing, conducted via teleconference. The call to the tenant was answered by a male who said he did not know the tenant. Given service had concluded I continued with the hearing without the tenant.
- A guarantor was added to the tenancy agreement. Erin Pye being named. However, no identification of the said person was sighted at the time. The number was called. The contact email and telephone number were confirmed as not belonging to a person with that name. Erin Pye was not known to the person who answered.
- Given that, the landlord removed any guarantor name from this order and any subsequent enforcement.
- The tenancy ended on 24 September 2025 and the landlord sought rent arrears. The tenancy ended via a landlord notice to terminate.
- A rent summary confirmed rent arrears of $3,700 as at that date.
- The landlord indicated a further application for vacated claims is pending.
- Because Tapper Property Management Group Limited T/A Tpm Group Ltd As Agent For Nayankumar Chavda & Thangavadivel Chavda & Gnanasundaram 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).
Key findings
- Dispute theme: rent arrears
Property management
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5357244?
The tribunal order states: Rena Tumanako Potahi Knap and Erin Pye must pay Tapper Property
How much money was awarded in case 5357244?
Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,700.00 awarded to landlord
What type of tenancy dispute was case 5357244?
The primary dispute was Rent arrears.
Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5357244?
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12996700-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.