Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5388347 — Rent arrears
Decided 22 Dec 2025 · Published 22 Dec 2025 · Application 5388347
- 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 Tenant name and identifying details.
- [The tenant/s] owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $2,882.00 (“the debt”) being rent arrears up to and including 24 December 2025.
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By fortnightly payments of $200.00, being $180.00 for rent and $20.00 for the debt. b. Payments will be every other Tuesday, with the first payment on 30/12/2025 and continuing until the debt is paid in full
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent and then rent arrears.
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 5 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.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing by telephone.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond. 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, as requested by the landlord.
- 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.
- The tenant has fallen into arrears following a change in financial circumstances and the passing of his wife in August 2025. He then had to have his rent reassessed and the arrears increased while this change was processed. He has agreed to the repayment arrangement and already actioned the payments. In the circumstances, I consider that publication of the tenant’s name and identifying details is not in the public interest and suppression is granted.