Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5364563 — Cleanliness at 27 Mary McLean Place, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022
Decided 21 Jan 2026 · Published 21 Jan 2026 · Application 5364563
- Cleanliness
- Property damage
Order
[The tenant/s] must pay Otautahi Community Housing Trust $923.46 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
Reasons
- The hearing was conducted remotely on Microsoft Teams by audio.
- Eamonn Waters attended the hearing for the landlord.
- The tenant attended for himself.
- The landlord has applied for some outstanding costs for cleaning, rubbish removal, and changing the locks following the end of the tenancy.
- Mr Hughes explained after he moved out he entrusted the cleaning and other move-out duties to another person who let him down. However, he accepts the responsibility for the problems and has already contributed $643.42 to the landlord’s costs and will be paying the remainder off at the rate of $20.00 per week.
- The parties agreed to the Tribunal’s calculation of what Mr Hughes is liable for and the Tribunal’s order.