Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5406090 — Rent arrears at 41B McLean Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062
Decided 13 Jan 2026 · Published 13 Jan 2026 · Application 5406090
- Rent arrears
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name and identifying details.
- [the tenant] owes Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities $1,250.00 (“the debt”) being rent arrears to 19 January 2026.
- [The tenant] must pay rent, and the debt as follows: a. By 83 weekly payments of $117.00, being $102.00 for rent and $15.00 for the debt. b. A final payment of $107.00, being $102.00 for rent and $5.00 for the debt. c. Payments will be every Tuesday, with the first payment due today 13 January 2026 and continuing until 17 August 2027.
- Payments will be allocated first to rent and then to rent arrears.
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 5 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at 41B McLean Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062 will terminate, and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
Reasons
- Only the landlord’s representative attended the hearing. The tenant has received ample notice of the hearing, and she has already begun paying rent and the contribution towards the rent arrears required by this order.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy and rent arrears. The landlord seeks a conditional order, and the parties have agreed a repayment arrangement.
- 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.
- The parties have agreed on the terms of a conditional order and I have therefore made an order in the agreed terms.
- 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.
- The landlord sought name suppression on behalf of the tenant. Unusually, I have granted it because it appears that a change in the tenant’s circumstances has led to the arrears and the rent has now been substantially reduced to reflect that change. I therefore see no public interest in the tenant’s name being published.