What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5367850 about?

The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Marlborough Real Estate 2008 Limited As Agent For Ben

How much money was awarded in case 5367850?

Cleaning: $100.00 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $200.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Letting Fee: $479.33 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $4,714.29 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $250.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5367850?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5367850?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12815287-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5367850 about?

The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Marlborough Real Estate 2008 Limited As Agent For Ben

How much money was awarded in case 5367850?

Cleaning: $100.00 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $200.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Letting Fee: $479.33 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $4,714.29 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $250.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5367850?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5367850?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12815287-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

70 Park Terrace, Blenheim, Blenheim 7201 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5367850 — Rent arrears

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Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5367850 — net $5,771.62 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 9 October 2025	$4,714.29	Rent arrears to 9 October 2025
Letting fee	$479.33	Letting fee
Cleaning: interior	$200.00	Cleaning: interior
Cleaning: exterior	$100.00	Cleaning: exterior
Rubbish removal	$250.00	Rubbish removal
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$5,771.62
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$5,771.62

Claims and awards for application 5367850 — net $5,771.62 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 9 October 2025

Amount: $4,714.29
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 9 October 2025

Letting fee

Amount: $479.33
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Letting fee

Cleaning: interior

Amount: $200.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Cleaning: interior

Cleaning: exterior

Amount: $100.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Cleaning: exterior

Rubbish removal

Amount: $250.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rubbish removal

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Cleanliness Filing Fee Rent arrears Rubbish Removal

Order

[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Marlborough Real Estate 2008 Limited As Agent For Ben Mclennan & Sam Lewis $5,771.62 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing which was held by teleconference. The tenant did not answer the calls made at the scheduled time on the number provided to the Tribunal.
The tenant has been served by email which is an address for service on her tenancy agreement.
Because I am satisfied the tenant has been served notice of the hearing in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act, 1986 and the tenant has not requested an adjournment, the hearing was conducted in the tenant’s absence.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears, compensation and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.

How much is owed for rent?

The parties signed a one-year fixed term tenancy that began on 13 June 2025 and ended on 15 June 2026.
The landlord explained that following the tenant quickly falling into significant rent arrears, a mediated hearing was held, and on 9 September 2025 the tenant chose to end the tenancy early.
The landlord advertised for a new tenant, and a new tenancy began on 9 October 2025. The landlord is seeking rent arrears up until this date.
As of 9 October 2025 the tenant owed $7,114.29 rent arrears. After the landlord claimed the bond, the rent arrears was reduced to $4,714.29. The landlord provided a rent summary in support of the claim.
The amount ordered is proved.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and remove all rubbish. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord claims that at the end of the tenancy, the tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and did not remove all of her rubbish.
At the time of the hearing no photographs had been provided to the tribunal. A grace period was provided to the landlord to provide photographs in support of the claims after the hearing ended. Shortly after the hearing ended, the tribunal received photographs in the form of an exit inspection.
The landlord is claiming $700.00 for interior cleaning, $450.00 for exterior cleaning and gardens, and $250.00 for rubbish removal.
The landlord submitted that the tenant left a large amount of rubbish and belongings and this is borne out by the photographs. Belongings and rubbish were left inside the house, in the garage and in the garden. This claim for rubbish removal is proved in full.
The landlord claims that the interior of the premises were left very unclean. The landlord says the claim for $700.00 cleaning expenses was to return the premises to a reasonably clean and tidy standard.
Having looked carefully at the photographs, I accept that cleaning was required to return the premises to a reasonably clean and tidy standard. However I do not see anything that I consider to be unusually unclean or untidy or difficult to clean. I cannot see that $700.00 of cleaning is a reasonable amount to charge to return the premises to a reasonably clean and tidy standard. I make a reduced award based on this assessment.
The landlord claims that the exterior was left in poor condition, including lawns that hadn't been mowed for the entirety of the tenancy, dog faeces in the garden, and garden beds that needed weeding.
Having viewed the photographs, I am not persuaded the gardens were far off a reasonably clean and tidy standard. The lawn and gardens do not look large and the grass does not look badly overgrown. I can see from the photographs there is dog faeces that needs to be tidied up. I make an award based on what I consider to be a reasonable amount to return the garden to a reasonably clean and tidy standard.
The amounts ordered approved.
The landlord is claiming $719.00 for reasonable letting fees due to the tenant ending the fixed term tenancy early.
Because one third of the tenancy had passed, I consider it reasonable to make a one third deduction from the letting fees given that in a further 8 months’ time, the landlord would have been in a position where the tenancy could have ended and the landlord would have incurred the full reletting fee themselves.
The amount ordered is proved.
Because Marlborough Real Estate 2008 Limited As Agent For Ben Mclennan & Sam Lewis has substantially succeeded with the claim I have reimbursed the filing fee.

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5367850 — net $5,771.62 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 9 October 2025	$4,714.29	Rent arrears to 9 October 2025
Letting fee	$479.33	Letting fee
Cleaning: interior	$200.00	Cleaning: interior
Cleaning: exterior	$100.00	Cleaning: exterior
Rubbish removal	$250.00	Rubbish removal
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$5,771.62
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$5,771.62

Claims and awards for application 5367850 — net $5,771.62 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 9 October 2025

Amount: $4,714.29
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 9 October 2025

Letting fee

Amount: $479.33
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Letting fee

Cleaning: interior

Amount: $200.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Cleaning: interior

Cleaning: exterior

Amount: $100.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Cleaning: exterior

Rubbish removal

Amount: $250.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rubbish removal

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Cleanliness Filing Fee Rent arrears Rubbish Removal

Order

[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Marlborough Real Estate 2008 Limited As Agent For Ben Mclennan & Sam Lewis $5,771.62 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing which was held by teleconference. The tenant did not answer the calls made at the scheduled time on the number provided to the Tribunal.
The tenant has been served by email which is an address for service on her tenancy agreement.
Because I am satisfied the tenant has been served notice of the hearing in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act, 1986 and the tenant has not requested an adjournment, the hearing was conducted in the tenant’s absence.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears, compensation and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.

How much is owed for rent?

The parties signed a one-year fixed term tenancy that began on 13 June 2025 and ended on 15 June 2026.
The landlord explained that following the tenant quickly falling into significant rent arrears, a mediated hearing was held, and on 9 September 2025 the tenant chose to end the tenancy early.
The landlord advertised for a new tenant, and a new tenancy began on 9 October 2025. The landlord is seeking rent arrears up until this date.
As of 9 October 2025 the tenant owed $7,114.29 rent arrears. After the landlord claimed the bond, the rent arrears was reduced to $4,714.29. The landlord provided a rent summary in support of the claim.
The amount ordered is proved.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and remove all rubbish. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord claims that at the end of the tenancy, the tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and did not remove all of her rubbish.
At the time of the hearing no photographs had been provided to the tribunal. A grace period was provided to the landlord to provide photographs in support of the claims after the hearing ended. Shortly after the hearing ended, the tribunal received photographs in the form of an exit inspection.
The landlord is claiming $700.00 for interior cleaning, $450.00 for exterior cleaning and gardens, and $250.00 for rubbish removal.
The landlord submitted that the tenant left a large amount of rubbish and belongings and this is borne out by the photographs. Belongings and rubbish were left inside the house, in the garage and in the garden. This claim for rubbish removal is proved in full.
The landlord claims that the interior of the premises were left very unclean. The landlord says the claim for $700.00 cleaning expenses was to return the premises to a reasonably clean and tidy standard.
Having looked carefully at the photographs, I accept that cleaning was required to return the premises to a reasonably clean and tidy standard. However I do not see anything that I consider to be unusually unclean or untidy or difficult to clean. I cannot see that $700.00 of cleaning is a reasonable amount to charge to return the premises to a reasonably clean and tidy standard. I make a reduced award based on this assessment.
The landlord claims that the exterior was left in poor condition, including lawns that hadn't been mowed for the entirety of the tenancy, dog faeces in the garden, and garden beds that needed weeding.
Having viewed the photographs, I am not persuaded the gardens were far off a reasonably clean and tidy standard. The lawn and gardens do not look large and the grass does not look badly overgrown. I can see from the photographs there is dog faeces that needs to be tidied up. I make an award based on what I consider to be a reasonable amount to return the garden to a reasonably clean and tidy standard.
The amounts ordered approved.
The landlord is claiming $719.00 for reasonable letting fees due to the tenant ending the fixed term tenancy early.
Because one third of the tenancy had passed, I consider it reasonable to make a one third deduction from the letting fees given that in a further 8 months’ time, the landlord would have been in a position where the tenancy could have ended and the landlord would have incurred the full reletting fee themselves.
The amount ordered is proved.
Because Marlborough Real Estate 2008 Limited As Agent For Ben Mclennan & Sam Lewis has substantially succeeded with the claim I have reimbursed the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5367850 — Rent arrears at 70 Park Terrace, Blenheim, Blenheim 7201

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5367850 — Rent arrears at 70 Park Terrace, Blenheim, Blenheim 7201

At a glance

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

How much is owed for rent?

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions

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Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

How much is owed for rent?

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions

Reduce avoidable tribunal risk with proper tenant checks.