Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5421085 — Water Rates at 57 Wilsher Crescent, Henderson, Auckland 0612
Decided 9 June 2026 · Published 9 June 2026 · Application 5421085
Landlord favoured
- Water Rates
Order
- Lisa Fraider and Hine Tiepa must pay weekly rent as follows:- a. $950.00 by 5:00pm on Tuesday 16 June 2026, and b. $950.00 by 5:00pm on Tuesday 23 June 2026, and c. $271.43 by 5:00pm on Monday 29 June 2026.
- If the tenants fail to pay rent within 1 working day of the due dates in order 1, the tenancy at 57 Wilsher Crescent, Henderson, Auckland 0612 will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises.
- If rent is paid as in order 1, the tenancy of Lisa Fraider and Hine Tiepa at 57 Wilsher Crescent, Henderson, Auckland will terminate and possession be granted to Auckland Property Management Limited at 12 noon on 30 June 2026.
- The Bond Centre is to pay $1,481.19 from the bond (BN-00156093) to Auckland Property Management Limited immediately, calculated as in the table below. The amount of $2,318.81 will remain at the Bond Centre.
Reasons
- Only the landlord’s representative attended the hearing held remotely today. I telephoned the tenants, but the number went to voicemail. I continued the hearing in their absence as they have been emailed notice of the hearing date and time to their addresses for service and been sent text reminders.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, payment of rent and water arrears and refund of the bond.
- Rent is paid up to date at the date of the hearing.
- Water rates remain unpaid. The landlord provided records which prove the amount owing is currently $1,453.19 up to the water bill read to 6 May 2026. I award this amount to the landlord and the filing fee.
- The landlord says the tenants have now given notice to end the tenancy on 30 June 2026.
- The landlord agrees to allow the tenancy to continue until 30 June 2026 if the tenants keep paying the weekly rent.
- There are grounds to terminate the tenancy immediately because the landlord gave the tenants a breach notice on 31 December 2025 and the water rates have not been paid. It would be inequitable not to terminate the tenancy because the amount unpaid has increased by $900.00 since then. Section 56(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- I have made orders that the tenants must pay weekly rent due on 16 and 23 June 2026 and the final two days of rent owing. If they do so, the tenancy will terminate at 12 noon on Tuesday 30 June 2026.
- If any of the weekly rent payments are more than one working day late, the tenancy will terminate, and the landlord will have the right to immediate possession.
- The amount owing is paid to the landlord from the bond and the rest of the bond will remain at the Bond Centre.
- No suppression orders were sought.
Property management
- AUCKLAND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED (applicant)