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Tenancy Tribunal case 5372523 — Tenancy dispute
Decided 2 Feb 2026 · Published 2 Feb 2026 · Application 5372523
- Property damage
Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Adjudicator
R Harvey-Lane
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name and identifying details.
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,440.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The tenant/s] immediately.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- The tenant has applied for refund of the bond. The landlord has a claim against the bond but has not filed a counterclaim with Tenancy Services.
- Section 22B(2) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) provides that, where a tenant applies for refund of the bond, and the landlord seeks payment from the bond, the landlord must file an application setting out the details of the counterclaim.
- Because the landlord has not filed a counterclaim the bond is refunded in full to the tenant.
- There is nothing preventing the landlord from filing a new claim with the Tribunal for any vacated damages, however, the bond will not be available to draw from. R Harvey-Lane 02 February 2026