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Tenancy Tribunal case 5419971 — Tenancy dispute
Decided 23 Apr 2026 · Published 23 Apr 2026 · Application 5419971
Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Adjudicator
A Aiolupotea
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlords name and identifying details.
- [The landlord/s] must take any of the tenant’s personal documents that have been left at the premises to the nearest Police station and obtain a receipt for them.
- The landlord may dispose of the other goods left at the premises by the tenant as the landlord sees fit.
Reasons
- The Landlord attended the hearing. The Landlord advised the Tenant had passed away in December 2025.
- The landlord has applied for the disposal of goods the tenant left at the premises at the end of the tenancy. The tenancy ended in November 2025. The Landlord attempted to contact the Tenant but was unsuccessful.
- It is not practicable for the landlord to the return the goods to the tenant. The value of the goods is below the cost of storing, transporting and selling them. Therefore the landlord may dispose of the goods. See sections 62(3)(b), 62B(2) and (3) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.