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Decided 2 Mar 2026 · Published 2 Mar 2026 · Application 5388886
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Lower Hutt
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
M Pollak
Dispute themes
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 2 Mar 2026 · Published 2 Mar 2026 · Application 5388886
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Lower Hutt
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
M Pollak
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning (entire house | $465.35 | Cleaning (entire house | |
| Rubbish removal | $717.00 | Rubbish removal | |
| Rent overpayment | $354.57 | Rent overpayment | |
| Total award | $1,182.35 | $354.57 | |
| Net award | $827.78 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $827.78 |
Claims and awards for application 5388886 — net $827.78 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning (entire house
Rubbish removal
Rent overpayment
Total award
Landlord $1,182.35 · Tenant $354.57
Net award
Landlord $827.78
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $827.78
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities
Cleaning: $465.35 awarded to landlord; Rent Overpayment: $354.57 awarded to tenant; Rubbish Removal: $717.00 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13210603-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning (entire house | $465.35 | Cleaning (entire house | |
| Rubbish removal | $717.00 | Rubbish removal | |
| Rent overpayment | $354.57 | Rent overpayment | |
| Total award | $1,182.35 | $354.57 | |
| Net award | $827.78 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $827.78 |
Claims and awards for application 5388886 — net $827.78 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning (entire house
Rubbish removal
Rent overpayment
Total award
Landlord $1,182.35 · Tenant $354.57
Net award
Landlord $827.78
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $827.78
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: [The tenant/s] must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities
Cleaning: $465.35 awarded to landlord; Rent Overpayment: $354.57 awarded to tenant; Rubbish Removal: $717.00 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13210603-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
