What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5387303 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal

How much money was awarded in case 5387303?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,248.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5387303?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5387303?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13091588-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5387303 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal

How much money was awarded in case 5387303?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,248.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5387303?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5387303?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13091588-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5387303 — Rent arrears

Reasons

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5387303 — net $2,276.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 27 June 2025	$2,248.00	Rent arrears to 27 June 2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,276.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,276.00

The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not.

I am satisfied that the tenant had received proper notice of the hearing time, date and place and chose not to attend.

The landlord has applied for rent arrears, compensation, refund of the bond, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the boarding house tenancy. Service of notice of hearing on tenant

The tenancy ended on 27 June 2025. The application to the Tribunal was made more than 2 months after the termination of the tenancy, being 12 November 2025.

Section 91AA of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) states “If the landlord files an application more than 2 months after the termination of the tenancy to which it relates, any notice or other document required to be served on the tenant relating to the application must be given to or served on the tenant— (a) personally; or (b) by posting it to a contact address that the tenant has supplied to the landlord in writing within the 2 months before the application; or (c) by delivering it to the place where the tenant now lives and giving it to any person appearing to be aged 16 years or older who appears to be residing at that place and who confirms that the tenant resides there; or (d) by giving it to any solicitor or other agent of the tenant duly authorised by the tenant to receive service on his or her behalf” or (e)if the landlord files the application no later than 2 years after the termination of the tenancy to which it relates, by transmission to an email address given by the tenant as an address for service; or (f)if the landlord files the application more than 2 years after the termination of the tenancy to which it relates, by transmission to an email address that the tenant has used to communicate with the landlord, or otherwise supplied to the landlord in writing, within the 2 years before the application”.

The landlord gave evidence that: a. The landlord has provided the Tribunal the address for where tenant now lives and has been using that address to try and communicate with her about the rent arrears; b. They have provided an email address that they have successfully communicated with the tenant on at the time they were trying to negotiate a repayment of rent arrears agreement. They are unaware of whether this email address is still current; c. The tenant has stopped responding to all communications from the landlords and stopped making repayments of the rent arrears after making two payments; d. The tenant has not provided the landlords with a solicitor or other agent of the tenant that she has duly authorised to receive service on her behalf.

I am satisfied that all reasonable efforts have been made to serve the notice or other document on the tenant in accordance with the RTA.

How much is owed for rent?

The tenancy ended on 27 June 2025. The landlord has provided records which prove the amount of rent owing to the end of the tenancy. Reimbursement of filing fee

Because [The applicants] have wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Name suppression

The landlords apply for non-publication of their names and identifying details.

The Tribunal must, on the application of a party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that publication is in the public interest or is justified because of the party’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case.

The landlords have substantially succeeded in their proceedings. I do not consider publication is in the public interest or justified because of the landlord’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case.

Non-publication is ordered.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5387303 — net $2,276.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 27 June 2025	$2,248.00	Rent arrears to 27 June 2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,276.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,276.00

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.
Savannah Whetu-Marama Foster Ratana must pay [The landlords] $2,276.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not.
I am satisfied that the tenant had received proper notice of the hearing time, date and place and chose not to attend.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears, compensation, refund of the bond, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the boarding house tenancy. Service of notice of hearing on tenant
The tenancy ended on 27 June 2025. The application to the Tribunal was made more than 2 months after the termination of the tenancy, being 12 November 2025.
Section 91AA of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) states “If the landlord files an application more than 2 months after the termination of the tenancy to which it relates, any notice or other document required to be served on the tenant relating to the application must be given to or served on the tenant— (a) personally; or (b) by posting it to a contact address that the tenant has supplied to the landlord in writing within the 2 months before the application; or (c) by delivering it to the place where the tenant now lives and giving it to any person appearing to be aged 16 years or older who appears to be residing at that place and who confirms that the tenant resides there; or (d) by giving it to any solicitor or other agent of the tenant duly authorised by the tenant to receive service on his or her behalf” or (e)if the landlord files the application no later than 2 years after the termination of the tenancy to which it relates, by transmission to an email address given by the tenant as an address for service; or (f)if the landlord files the application more than 2 years after the termination of the tenancy to which it relates, by transmission to an email address that the tenant has used to communicate with the landlord, or otherwise supplied to the landlord in writing, within the 2 years before the application”.
The landlord gave evidence that: a. The landlord has provided the Tribunal the address for where tenant now lives and has been using that address to try and communicate with her about the rent arrears; b. They have provided an email address that they have successfully communicated with the tenant on at the time they were trying to negotiate a repayment of rent arrears agreement. They are unaware of whether this email address is still current; c. The tenant has stopped responding to all communications from the landlords and stopped making repayments of the rent arrears after making two payments; d. The tenant has not provided the landlords with a solicitor or other agent of the tenant that she has duly authorised to receive service on her behalf.
I am satisfied that all reasonable efforts have been made to serve the notice or other document on the tenant in accordance with the RTA.

How much is owed for rent?

The tenancy ended on 27 June 2025. The landlord has provided records which prove the amount of rent owing to the end of the tenancy. Reimbursement of filing fee
Because [The applicants] have wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Name suppression
The landlords apply for non-publication of their names and identifying details.
The Tribunal must, on the application of a party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that publication is in the public interest or is justified because of the party’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case.
The landlords have substantially succeeded in their proceedings. I do not consider publication is in the public interest or justified because of the landlord’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case.
Non-publication is ordered.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5387303 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5387303 — Rent arrears

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