Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5391023 — Rent arrears
Decided 23 Mar 2026 · Published 23 Mar 2026 · Application 5391023
- Rent arrears
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case by both parties, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name and identifying details.
- [The tenant/s] owes [The landlord/s] $2,027.65 (“the debt”) for rent arrears. This is on the basis that the payment of $646.00 was paid on the 16 th of December 2025.
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By fortnightly payments of $536.00, being $486.00 for rent and $50.00 for the debt. b. Payments will be every fortnight, with the first payment on Tuesday 30 th December 2025 and continuing until the debt is repaid.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent, and rent arrears.
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 5 working 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 conditional termination of the tenancy due to rent arrears. The tenant wants to repay the debt to avoid immediate termination. The tenant has been a long standing tenant and an excellent tenant.
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. She has been a tenant for some twenty years and has been an excellent tenant. I have granted a conditional termination order.
- 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.
- Both parties consented to name suppression. It is appropriate to grant suppression in the circumstances and it is not in the public interest to grant suppression when the tenant has such an excellent record.