Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5420981 — Rent arrears at 80 Cairnfield Road, Otangarei, Whangarei 0112
Decided 17 Mar 2026 · Published 17 Mar 2026 · Application 5420981
- Rent arrears
- 14-day notice
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 landlord’s name and identifying details.
- Kerry Anne Dodd owes [The landlord/s] $2,930.00 (“the debt”) being rent arears to Tuesday 17 March 2026.
- Kerry Anne Dodd must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By weekly payments of $640.00, being $590.00 for rent and $50.00 for the debt. b. Payments have started and will continue to be paid every Wednesday, with the next payment on Wednesday 18 March 2026 and continuing until the debt is paid in full.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent and then rent arrears.
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 2 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at 80 Cairnfield Road, Otangarei, Whangarei 0112 will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond. The tenant wants to repay the debt to avoid immediate termination.
Should a conditional termination order be made?
- 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. See section 55(1)(a) and (1A) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA).
- I am satisfied the tenant will pay the debt within the period specified in the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach. I have granted a conditional termination order.
- 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. See section 64(4)(b) RTA.
- The landlord has made an application for suppression. Section 95A RTA provides that the Tribunal may, on the application of any party to proceedings or on its own initiative, order that the name of a party not be published, having regard to the interests of the parties and to the public interest.
- The landlord’s name will be suppressed because he is the most successful party. The tenant’s name will be published because there is public interest in rent arrears.