Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5367486 — Rent arrears
Decided 7 Jan 2026 · Published 7 Jan 2026 · Application 5367486
- Rent arrears
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.
- Sonali Singh and Vishaal Lal must pay [The landlord] $807.20 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- The landlord has applied for rent and water rates arrears and reimbursement of the filing fee.
How much is owed for rent and water rates?
- The landlord provided rent records and water rates invoices which prove the amount owing being: $200.00 rent arrears to 31 December 2025; and $579.20 water rates arrears for the billing periods 3 September to 1 December 2025. Reimbursement of filing fee
- Section 102(4) of the RTA confirms that applicants that are wholly or substantially successful in proving their claims will have their filing fee reimbursed.
- Because [The applicant] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Name suppression
- The landlord applies for non-publication of its name and identifying details.
- The Tribunal must, on the application of a party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that publication is in the public interest or is justified because of the party’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case.
- The landlord has wholly succeeded in its proceedings. I do not consider publication is in the public interest or justified because of the landlord’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case.
- Non-publication is ordered.