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Tenancy Tribunal case 5396001 — Rent arrears at 90 Hillside Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1062
Decided 30 Jan 2026 · Published 30 Jan 2026 · Application 5396001
- Rent arrears
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
T Prowse
Dispute themes
Award balance
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
- Gross award
- $20,905.83
- Total balance for Tenant to pay Landlord
- $20,905.83
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent arrears to 30 January 2025 | $19,055.00 | Rent arrears to 30 January 2025 | |
| Water rates | $352.83 | Water rates | |
| Lawns and Garden work | $20.00 | Lawns and Garden work | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $28.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Rent 31/01/26 to 13/2/26 (if tenant is in possession | $1,450.00 | Rent 31/01/26 to 13/2/26 (if tenant is in possession | |
| Net award | $20,905.83 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $20,905.83 |
Claims and awards for application 5396001 — net $20,905.83 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears to 30 January 2025
- Amount
- $19,055.00
- Awarded to
- Landlord
- Reason
- Rent arrears to 30 January 2025
Water rates
- Amount
- $352.83
- Awarded to
- Landlord
- Reason
- Water rates
Lawns and Garden work
- Amount
- $20.00
- Awarded to
- Landlord
- Reason
- Lawns and Garden work
Filing fee reimbursement
- Amount
- $28.00
- Awarded to
- Landlord
- Reason
- Filing fee reimbursement
Rent 31/01/26 to 13/2/26 (if tenant is in possession
- Amount
- $1,450.00
- Awarded to
- Landlord
- Reason
- Rent 31/01/26 to 13/2/26 (if tenant is in possession
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Order
- This order replaces the Tribunal order made on the 8 August 2025 (TT 5282419). That order must not be enforced.
- The tenancy of [The tenant/s] tenant/s] and [The tenant/s] tenant/s] at 90 Hillside Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1062 is terminated, and possession is granted to Gramax Property Management Limited As The Agent For Yuping Wang, at 11.59pm on Friday 13 February 2026.
- [The tenant/s] tenant/s] and [The tenant/s] party] must pay Gramax Property Management Limited as The Agent For Yuping Wang $20,905.83 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- On the 8 August 2025 the tribunal made an order (TT 5282419 terminating the tenancy, ordering rent arrears, water rates, lawns and garden refund of the bond and the filing fee.
- The landlord allowed the tenant to stay in the property despite the termination order because she was working with WINZ to repay the arrears. Some of the arrears were repaid. The tenant then failed to pay rent on time again and the arrears grew. The landlord tried to enforce the termination and possession order but as the order was made more than 90 days before the enforcement the landlord could not seek enforcement.
- The landlord has provided the Tribunal with a rent summary today that shows that the tenant owes $19,055.00 in rent to today’s date. The tenant does not dispute that and confirms that she has been paying what she could towards the rent, but that her employment situation had changed.
- The rent was 21 days in arrears as at the date of the application and therefore I order termination of the tenancy under s55(1)(a) RTA.
- This order replaces the previous order for rent arrears.
- The tenant accepts that her tenancy needs to end and that she cannot afford the rent. The tenant lives in the property with her 5 children, 3 of whom are adults. The remaining 2 are at high school and have only just started for the year.
- I have, with the agreement of the landlord granted termination two weeks from today. This should allow the tenant time to find other accommodation urgently and move out of the property and clean the property.
- The tenant is only liable for rent until the date she vacates.
- The landlord has proven the water rates owing. The tenant tells me that she has paid the water rates and the lawn mowing fee today. She accepts that these charges are due.
- Because Gramax Property Management Limited As The Agent For Yuping Wang has substantially succeeded with the claim I have reimbursed the filing fee.
Topics & place
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Residential Tenancies Act sections
s21, s55(1)
Key findings
- Dispute theme: rent arrears
Property management
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5396001 about?
The tribunal order states: This order replaces the Tribunal order made on the 8 August 2025 (TT
How much money was awarded in case 5396001?
Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $20.00 awarded to landlord; Rent 31/01/26 To 13/2/26 (If Tenant…: $1,450.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $19,055.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $352.83 awarded to landlord
What type of tenancy dispute was case 5396001?
The primary dispute was Rent arrears.
Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5396001?
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13052401-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
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