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Tenancy Tribunal case 5381345 — Rent arrears at 1383 Boundary Road, Hinds, RD 3, Ashburton 7773
Decided 5 Dec 2025 · Published 5 Dec 2025 · Application 5381345
- Rent arrears
- Exemplary damages
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Ashburton
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
J Greene
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
- Winlum Farm Limited is granted possession of the premises at 1383 Boundary Road, Hinds, RD 3, Ashburton 7773 immediately.
- The tenant’s application is dismissed.
Reasons
- Ms Wing, a director of the applicant company, represented the landlord.
- The tenant did not attend the hearing. I am satisfied that proper notice of the hearing was given to the tenant. The landlord’s application.
- The landlord has applied for possession of the premises following the termination of the tenancy by written notice properly given on 23 September 2025 1 .
- A landlord may terminate a tenancy on 42 days’ written notice if the premises are required for occupation by employees of the landlord and the premises are customarily used for that purpose 2 .
- The tenant was an employee of the landlord. His employment ended on 5 September 2025.
- The landlord wants to employ another employee but cannot do so because it cannot offer the premises to another employee with the tenant still in possession. The farm is a dairy farm, and employees are commonly offered on- farm accommodation as part of their employment.
- The premises are customarily used for occupation by the landlord’s employees. It was on that basis that the tenancy between the parties came into effect.
- The tenancy ended on 4 November 2025, which is less than 90 days ago 3 .
- I have granted the landlord immediate possession as the tenant refuses to vacate the tenancy and remains in possession. The tenant’s application
- It is not clear whether the tenant challenges the landlord’s notice to terminate the tenancy. He seeks compensation and exemplary damages for alleged breaches by the landlord of its statutory responsibilities.
- Because the tenant did not attend the hearing at the scheduled time, request an adjournment, or notify the Tribunal the matter has settled his application is dismissed. 1 See sections 51(3) and (4) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 2 See section 51(2) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 3 The requirements of section 64(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 are satisfied
- The landlord did not seek rent arrears or reimbursement of the filing fee. There is no bond.
Topics & place
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Residential Tenancies Act sections
s51(2), s51(3), s64(1)
Key findings
- Dispute theme: rent arrears
- Dispute theme: exemplary damages
Property management
- WINLUM FARM LIMITED (applicant)
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5381345 about?
The tribunal order states: Winlum Farm Limited is granted possession of the premises at 1383 Boundary
How much money was awarded in case 5381345?
Verified claim lines are listed on this page.
What type of tenancy dispute was case 5381345?
The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Exemplary damages.
Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5381345?
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12826089-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
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