What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5396809 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 5 Reid Line West, Feilding, Feilding

How much money was awarded in case 5396809?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $11,828.58 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5396809?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5396809?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13217897-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5396809 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 5 Reid Line West, Feilding, Feilding

How much money was awarded in case 5396809?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $11,828.58 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5396809?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5396809?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13217897-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

5 Reid Line West, Feilding, Feilding 4702 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5396809 — Rent arrears

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Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5396809 — net $11,856.58 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 3 March 2026	$11,828.58	Rent arrears to 3 March 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$11,856.58
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$11,856.58

Claims and awards for application 5396809 — net $11,856.58 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 3 March 2026

Amount: $11,828.58
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 3 March 2026

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $28.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $11,856.58

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $11,856.58

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears

Order

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 5 Reid Line West, Feilding, Feilding 4702 is terminated, and possession is granted to [The party] and [The landlord/s], immediately.
[The tenant/s] must pay [The party] and [The landlord/s] $11,856.58 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing on 3 March 2026. The tenant did not.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy and rent arrears. As the applicant, the landlord must prove their claim to the civil law standard of proof, on the balance of probabilities.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

The landlord filed their application on 25 November 2025. Rent arrears were $6,228.58 (109 days) on this date. Because rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, the tenancy is terminated. 1

How much does the tenant owe in rent arrears?

The landlord submitted a rent summary, which proves rent arrears are $11,828.58 up to 3 March 2026.
Rent arrears were $6,228.58 (109 days) on the date the landlord filed the application. A mediation was previously scheduled for 28 January 2026, which the tenant failed to attend. This is the reason the matter has taken some time to come to a hearing and rent arrears have accrued.
I find it was reasonable for the landlord to try to deal with the issue of rent arrears personally in the first instance. I am satisfied the landlord has acted reasonably to mitigate their loss by filing an application for termination when it became obvious rent and rent arrears were unlikely to be paid. The landlord has not contributed to the high level of rent arrears, and this is not an appropriate case to order a reduction for a failure to mitigate loss.
The landlord’s claim for rent arrears is granted for $11,828.58. Filing fee & name suppression
Because [The party] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
The landlord did not seek name suppression.

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5396809 — net $11,856.58 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 3 March 2026	$11,828.58	Rent arrears to 3 March 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$11,856.58
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$11,856.58

Claims and awards for application 5396809 — net $11,856.58 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 3 March 2026

Amount: $11,828.58
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 3 March 2026

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $28.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $11,856.58

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $11,856.58

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears

Order

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 5 Reid Line West, Feilding, Feilding 4702 is terminated, and possession is granted to [The party] and [The landlord/s], immediately.
[The tenant/s] must pay [The party] and [The landlord/s] $11,856.58 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing on 3 March 2026. The tenant did not.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy and rent arrears. As the applicant, the landlord must prove their claim to the civil law standard of proof, on the balance of probabilities.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

The landlord filed their application on 25 November 2025. Rent arrears were $6,228.58 (109 days) on this date. Because rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, the tenancy is terminated. 1

How much does the tenant owe in rent arrears?

The landlord submitted a rent summary, which proves rent arrears are $11,828.58 up to 3 March 2026.
Rent arrears were $6,228.58 (109 days) on the date the landlord filed the application. A mediation was previously scheduled for 28 January 2026, which the tenant failed to attend. This is the reason the matter has taken some time to come to a hearing and rent arrears have accrued.
I find it was reasonable for the landlord to try to deal with the issue of rent arrears personally in the first instance. I am satisfied the landlord has acted reasonably to mitigate their loss by filing an application for termination when it became obvious rent and rent arrears were unlikely to be paid. The landlord has not contributed to the high level of rent arrears, and this is not an appropriate case to order a reduction for a failure to mitigate loss.
The landlord’s claim for rent arrears is granted for $11,828.58. Filing fee & name suppression
Because [The party] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
The landlord did not seek name suppression.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5396809 — Rent arrears at 5 Reid Line West, Feilding, Feilding 4702

At a glance

Tenancy Tribunal case 5396809 — Rent arrears at 5 Reid Line West, Feilding, Feilding 4702

At a glance

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should the tenancy be terminated?

How much does the tenant owe in rent arrears?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should the tenancy be terminated?

How much does the tenant owe in rent arrears?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions