What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5404793 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 203 Johns Road, Rangiora,

How much money was awarded in case 5404793?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $7,071.43 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5404793?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5404793?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12979795-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5404793 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 203 Johns Road, Rangiora,

How much money was awarded in case 5404793?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $7,071.43 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5404793?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5404793?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12979795-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

203 Johns Road, Rangiora, Rangiora 7400 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5404793 — Rent arrears

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5404793 — net $4,099.43 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 15 January 2026	$7,071.43	Rent arrears to 15 January 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$4,099.43
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$4,099.43

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 203 Johns Road, Rangiora, Rangiora 7400 is terminated, and possession is granted to Four Seasons Realty 2017 Limited As Agent For Townsend Fields Limited, at 11:59pm on Friday 16 January 2026.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $3,000.00 (6219888-015) to Four Seasons Realty 2017 Limited As Agent For Townsend Fields Limited immediately.

[The tenant/s] must pay Four Seasons Realty 2017 Limited As Agent For Townsend Fields Limited $4,099.43 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not.

Due to technical issues I was 10 minutes late logging into the video hearing. The landlord was in the virtual hearing room, but the tenant was not. I waited for him to ether join by video or telephone and he did neither. I tried calling him several times on his mobile phone and got his voice mail. At 9:46 am the tenant sent an email to the remote tenancy registry that says “Apologies but I waiting 15min for the call but hadn’t received, I needed to be done at 10:50 for a viewing. I can be available later in the afternoon”. The notice of hearing, sent to Mr Williamson on 8 December 2025, is clear that he has two options to attend the hearing scheduled from 9:30am to 10:15am. Those two options are to log into the MS Team video link provided or call the toll-free number provided. The Tribunal no longer is required to ring parties. The remote registry re-sent the notice of hearing to the tenant. I called him twice and he still failed to participate in the hearing. He has known about this hearing since 8 December 2025 and chose to agree to attend a viewing within the scheduled hearing time. The tenant called into the hearing after the hearing had concluded and confirmed he read the notice of hearing incorrectly and was waiting for a call from me rather than dialing into the hearing. He understood that by attending the viewing during the hearing time he had missed his opportunity to participate and that the hearing could not be rescheduled for later today so he could attend his viewing. He committed to calling the landlord to try to discuss a move out date to avoid the landlord having to apply for a bailiff to carry out an eviction warrant on Monday.

I am satisfied that the tenant had received proper notice of the hearing time, date and place and chose not to attend during the scheduled time.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond and reimbursement of the filing fee.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, being 3 December 2025. The tenancy is terminated. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy.

The tenant emailed a screenshot of a $3,000.00 payment he claims he made this morning. The landlord has not received these funds into its bank account. It says this is not the first time the tenant has sent it a screen shot of a payment it never receives into its bank account. I must act on the evidence I have and the rent records from the landlord show that as at today the tenant is in $7,071.43 rent arrears. Reimbursement of filing fee

Section 102(4) of the RTA confirms that applicants that are wholly or substantially successful in proving their claims will have their filing fee reimbursed.

Because Four Seasons Realty 2017 Limited As Agent For Townsend Fields Limited has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5404793 — net $4,099.43 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 15 January 2026	$7,071.43	Rent arrears to 15 January 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$4,099.43
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$4,099.43

Order

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 203 Johns Road, Rangiora, Rangiora 7400 is terminated, and possession is granted to Four Seasons Realty 2017 Limited As Agent For Townsend Fields Limited, at 11:59pm on Friday 16 January 2026.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $3,000.00 (6219888-015) to Four Seasons Realty 2017 Limited As Agent For Townsend Fields Limited immediately.
[The tenant/s] must pay Four Seasons Realty 2017 Limited As Agent For Townsend Fields Limited $4,099.43 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not.
Due to technical issues I was 10 minutes late logging into the video hearing. The landlord was in the virtual hearing room, but the tenant was not. I waited for him to ether join by video or telephone and he did neither. I tried calling him several times on his mobile phone and got his voice mail. At 9:46 am the tenant sent an email to the remote tenancy registry that says “Apologies but I waiting 15min for the call but hadn’t received, I needed to be done at 10:50 for a viewing. I can be available later in the afternoon”. The notice of hearing, sent to Mr Williamson on 8 December 2025, is clear that he has two options to attend the hearing scheduled from 9:30am to 10:15am. Those two options are to log into the MS Team video link provided or call the toll-free number provided. The Tribunal no longer is required to ring parties. The remote registry re-sent the notice of hearing to the tenant. I called him twice and he still failed to participate in the hearing. He has known about this hearing since 8 December 2025 and chose to agree to attend a viewing within the scheduled hearing time. The tenant called into the hearing after the hearing had concluded and confirmed he read the notice of hearing incorrectly and was waiting for a call from me rather than dialing into the hearing. He understood that by attending the viewing during the hearing time he had missed his opportunity to participate and that the hearing could not be rescheduled for later today so he could attend his viewing. He committed to calling the landlord to try to discuss a move out date to avoid the landlord having to apply for a bailiff to carry out an eviction warrant on Monday.
I am satisfied that the tenant had received proper notice of the hearing time, date and place and chose not to attend during the scheduled time.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond and reimbursement of the filing fee.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, being 3 December 2025. The tenancy is terminated. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy.
The tenant emailed a screenshot of a $3,000.00 payment he claims he made this morning. The landlord has not received these funds into its bank account. It says this is not the first time the tenant has sent it a screen shot of a payment it never receives into its bank account. I must act on the evidence I have and the rent records from the landlord show that as at today the tenant is in $7,071.43 rent arrears. Reimbursement of filing fee
Section 102(4) of the RTA confirms that applicants that are wholly or substantially successful in proving their claims will have their filing fee reimbursed.
Because Four Seasons Realty 2017 Limited As Agent For Townsend Fields Limited has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5404793 — Rent arrears at 203 Johns Road, Rangiora, Rangiora 7400

At a glance

Tenancy Tribunal case 5404793 — Rent arrears at 203 Johns Road, Rangiora, Rangiora 7400

At a glance

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions