How much money was awarded in case 5408269?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,905.71 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5408269?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5408269?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13215327-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5408269?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,905.71 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5408269?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5408269?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13215327-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5408269 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5408269 about?

The tribunal order states: The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name and identifying details.

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Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5408269 — net $1,553.71 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 05 March 2026	$3,905.71	Rent arrears to 05 March 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$1,553.71
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$1,553.71

The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name and identifying details.

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to Waikato Real Estate Limited as Agent for Sumit Gosain, at midnight on Thursday 05 March 2026.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,380.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to Waikato Real Estate Limited as Agent for Sumit Gosain immediately.

[The tenant/s] must pay Waikato Real Estate Limited as Agent for Sumit Gosain $1,553.71 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

The hearing was conducted by video. Ms Smith appeared for the landlord. There was no appearance by the tenant.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy for breach of the tenant’s obligations, rent arrears and refund of the bond.

On 30 November 2025, the landlord issued a 14-day breach notice requiring the tenant to remedy rent arrears by 15 December 2025. Although the tenant made a payment on 19 November 2025, the breach was not fully remedied. No further payments were received until 4 February 2026, when a payment of $700.00 was made, followed by payments of $640.00 on 11 February 2026, $690.00 on 19 February 2026, and $3,260.00 on 25 February 2026.

The landlord believes the tenant had been unwell for a period of time. The landlord states that, despite undertakings to clear the arrears, the amount owed continues to increase. Law

The Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach where, due to the nature or extent of the breach, it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate (see s 56(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (Act)).

Where the breach is capable of remedy the landlord must first serve a notice on the tenant requiring them to remedy the breach within at least 14 days and establish that the tenant has failed to do so.

Where the breach is not capable of remedy, the landlord is not expressly required to serve a 14-day breach notice on the tenant to remedy the breach, although the Tribunal may consider whether a warning should have been given when determining whether it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate.

Section 56(2) of the Act provides that if a landlord applies to terminate a tenancy for a breach under section 56(1), and at the time of the hearing the landlord could have applied for termination under section 55 (rent arrears of more than 21 days), the Tribunal must treat the application as if it had been made under section 55.

Section 55(1A) of the Act provides that the Tribunal may, instead of making a final order under 55(1)(a), issue a conditional termination order if it is satisfied the tenant will repay the arrears within a specified period and that a similar breach is unlikely to occur again. Analysis and decision

The up-to-date rent summary shows that the breach notice was not remedied. As at today’s hearing date, the arrears are at least 21 days and amount to almost weeks’ rent. There is no evidence that the tenant can pay the arrears within a specified period nor that a similar breach is unlikely. There are no grounds on which to consider a conditional termination.

The tenancy is terminated. Possession is granted to the landlord at midnight on Thursday 05 March 2026. This date coincides with the end of the current rent week. Costs

Because Waikato Real Estate Limited as Agent for Sumit Gosain has wholly succeeded with the claim, I must reimburse the filing fee. Name suppression

Although they are entitled to name suppression, the landlord does not seek it, and no orders are made.

Section 95A (4) provides the Tribunal, on the application of any party to the proceedings, or on its own initiative, having regard to the interest of the parties and the public interest, may order that all or part of the evidence, or the name or any identifying particulars of any witnesses or party, not be published.

The tenant has been unwell. In the circumstances, while I am satisfied that the facts and reasoning are in the public interest, I do not consider that this extends to the tenant’s name. Accordingly, I order suppression of the tenant’s name.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5408269 — net $1,553.71 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 05 March 2026	$3,905.71	Rent arrears to 05 March 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$1,553.71
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$1,553.71

The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name and identifying details.

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to Waikato Real Estate Limited as Agent for Sumit Gosain, at midnight on Thursday 05 March 2026.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,380.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to Waikato Real Estate Limited as Agent for Sumit Gosain immediately.

[The tenant/s] must pay Waikato Real Estate Limited as Agent for Sumit Gosain $1,553.71 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

The hearing was conducted by video. Ms Smith appeared for the landlord. There was no appearance by the tenant.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy for breach of the tenant’s obligations, rent arrears and refund of the bond.

The landlord believes the tenant had been unwell for a period of time. The landlord states that, despite undertakings to clear the arrears, the amount owed continues to increase. Law

The Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach where, due to the nature or extent of the breach, it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate (see s 56(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (Act)).

The tenancy is terminated. Possession is granted to the landlord at midnight on Thursday 05 March 2026. This date coincides with the end of the current rent week. Costs

Because Waikato Real Estate Limited as Agent for Sumit Gosain has wholly succeeded with the claim, I must reimburse the filing fee. Name suppression

Although they are entitled to name suppression, the landlord does not seek it, and no orders are made.

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