Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5370242 — Rent arrears
Decided 11 Feb 2026 · Published 11 Feb 2026 · Application 5370242
- Rent arrears
- 14-day notice
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 tenants’ names and identifying details and the tenancy address.
- [The tenant/s] owe Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $1,078.00 (“the debt”).
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By weekly payments of current weekly rent, currently $349.00, plus $50.00 per week towards the debt, currently totalling $399.00 per week, starting on Thursday 18 December 2025 and continuing every Thursday until the debt is repaid in full.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent then rent arrears.
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 5 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at [Tenancy address suppressed] will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
- If the tenant fails to pay the filing fee within 2 working days of the due date, the filing fee will be payable immediately.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy and rent arrears. The tenant wants to repay the debt to avoid immediate termination.
Should a conditional termination order be made?
- Where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order. See section 55(1)(a) and (1A) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- I am satisfied the tenant will pay the debt within the period specified in the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach. I have granted a conditional termination order.
- The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach. See section 64(4)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. Suppression
- The tenants, who are related, requested name suppression as one of the tenants is the complainant in family violence proceedings and there is a young child involved. In the circumstances and given the evidence, I find the tenants’ interests outweigh the public interest in publishing their names. Therefore, I order that the tenants’ names and identifying details and the tenancy address are not to be published. See section 95A(4) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.