What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5406809 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal

How much money was awarded in case 5406809?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $7,540.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $777.68 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5406809?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5406809?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12908240-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5406809 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal

How much money was awarded in case 5406809?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $7,540.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $777.68 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5406809?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5406809?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12908240-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5406809 — Rent arrears

Tenantcheck Insights

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5406809 — net $5,465.68 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 26 December 2025	$7,540.00	Rent arrears to 26 December 2025
Water rates	$777.68	Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$5,465.68
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$5,465.68

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlords’ names and identifying details.
The tenancy of Kim Margaret Scott at [tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [the landlords], at 3pm on Monday 22 December 2025.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,880.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [the landlords] immediately.
Kim Margaret Scott must pay [the landlords] $4,688.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.
This order may be enforced immediately.

Reasons

Only the landlord attended the hearing which was conducted by video conference. The tenant did not join the video conference, and a call made to her mobile telephone at the time of the hearing went straight to voicemail. It seems that the tenant is currently serving a sentence of imprisonment.
The landlord applied for termination of the tenancy on the ground that the tenant has abandoned the premises.
Although the tenant is in prison, and she is not, therefore, occupying the premises, it seems that others, who are connected to the tenant, are occupying them. In those circumstances, it is not clear that the tenant has abandoned the premises. By allowing others to occupy them, she has sought to retain possession of them.
But there are substantial rent arrears and so I allow an amendment to the application to add rent arrears as a ground for the application.
Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The tenancy is therefore terminated under s55(1)(a) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlords provided rent records which prove the amount owing as awarded.
The landlords provided invoices to prove the amount of water rates awarded.
The landlord has succeeded and so I have awarded them the filing fee.
Because the landlords have succeeded, I have granted their request for name suppression.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5406809 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5406809 — Rent arrears

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