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Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 27 Feb 2026 · Published 27 Feb 2026 · Application 5374025
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Dargaville
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
N Blake
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 27 Feb 2026 · Published 27 Feb 2026 · Application 5374025
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Dargaville
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
N Blake
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replace carpet - living room | $512.00 | Replace carpet - living room | |
| Paint walls - living room | $138.00 | Paint walls - living room | |
| Cleaning: Kitchen cupboards | $104.26 | Cleaning: Kitchen cupboards | |
| Replace oven | $79.00 | Replace oven | |
| Replace vinyl: laundry | $100.00 | Replace vinyl: laundry | |
| Repairs: Holes in walls | $226.95 | Repairs: Holes in walls | |
| Rubbish removal: Interior and exterior | $250.00 | Rubbish removal: Interior and exterior | |
| Rubbish removal: Tyres | $18.37 | Rubbish removal: Tyres | |
| Net award | $1,428.58 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $1,428.58 |
Claims and awards for application 5374025 — net $1,428.58 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Replace carpet - living room
Paint walls - living room
Cleaning: Kitchen cupboards
Replace oven
Replace vinyl: laundry
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes and
Cleaning: $104.26 awarded to landlord; Paint Walls - Living Room: $138.00 awarded to landlord; Holes In Walls: $226.95 awarded to landlord; Replace Carpet - Living Room: $512.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Oven: $79.00 awarded to landlord; Kitchen Vinyl: $100.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $250.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $18.37 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13201186-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replace carpet - living room | $512.00 | Replace carpet - living room | |
| Paint walls - living room | $138.00 | Paint walls - living room | |
| Cleaning: Kitchen cupboards | $104.26 | Cleaning: Kitchen cupboards | |
| Replace oven | $79.00 | Replace oven | |
| Replace vinyl: laundry | $100.00 | Replace vinyl: laundry | |
| Repairs: Holes in walls | $226.95 | Repairs: Holes in walls | |
| Rubbish removal: Interior and exterior | $250.00 | Rubbish removal: Interior and exterior | |
| Rubbish removal: Tyres | $18.37 | Rubbish removal: Tyres | |
| Net award | $1,428.58 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $1,428.58 |
Claims and awards for application 5374025 — net $1,428.58 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Replace carpet - living room
Paint walls - living room
Cleaning: Kitchen cupboards
Replace oven
Replace vinyl: laundry
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes and
Cleaning: $104.26 awarded to landlord; Paint Walls - Living Room: $138.00 awarded to landlord; Holes In Walls: $226.95 awarded to landlord; Replace Carpet - Living Room: $512.00 awarded to landlord; Replace Oven: $79.00 awarded to landlord; Kitchen Vinyl: $100.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $250.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $18.37 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13201186-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Repairs: Holes in walls
Rubbish removal: Interior and exterior
Rubbish removal: Tyres
Net award
Landlord $1,428.58
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $1,428.58
Repairs: Holes in walls
Rubbish removal: Interior and exterior
Rubbish removal: Tyres
Net award
Landlord $1,428.58
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $1,428.58
