What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5421841 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 5421841?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,425.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5421841?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5421841?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13406047-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5421841 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 5421841?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,425.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5421841?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5421841?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13406047-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5421841 — Rent arrears

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Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5421841 — net $2,453.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$2,425.00	Rent arrears
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,453.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,453.00

Claims and awards for application 5421841 — net $2,453.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears

Amount: $2,425.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $28.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $2,453.00

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $2,453.00

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.
Darron Bennett must pay [The landlord/s] $2,453.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

Reasons

Both parties attended the remote hearing.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.
The parties executed a periodic tenancy agreement on 10 October 2025.
The tenancy agreement provided for a tenancy start date of 15 November 2025. That date was subsequently varied by agreement of the parties, so that the tenancy commenced on 22 November 2025.
The tenant seems to have decided for a number of reasons that he did not wish to proceed. He referred to an email from the landlord dated 14 November 2025 which states “ Please note that your move in costs – first weeks rent and full bond – needs to be paid in full before keys are released.” The clause does not say that the tenancy will be ended if the move in costs were not paid. No other evidence to support the tenant’s proposition was provided by the tenant.
Having not paid the bond or first weeks rent, the tenant considered that this gave him grounds to withdraw from the tenancy.
The Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (“RTA”) is a code. It sets out the obligations of landlord and tenant parties. It records that a tenancy may be ended; • By consent of both parties. • By a party giving notice to terminate the tenancy in accordance with the RTA. • By order of the Tribunal.
The tenancy was not ended by any of the grounds set out in the RTA. The tenancy remained in existence until the tenant gave his notice to terminate to the landlord on 5 December 2025. The minimum period of notice in that situation is 21 days.
For those reasons, I consider that the tenant owes rent in accordance with the landlord’s claim - $2,425.00
As [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must order the tenant to reimburse the filing fee.
Both parties applied for name suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful in this hearing. Suppression of the landlord’s name and details is ordered. The tenant has not been wholly or substantially successful in this hearing. The tenant’s application for name suppression is dismissed.

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5421841 — net $2,453.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$2,425.00	Rent arrears
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,453.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,453.00

Claims and awards for application 5421841 — net $2,453.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears

Amount: $2,425.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $28.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $2,453.00

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $2,453.00

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.
Darron Bennett must pay [The landlord/s] $2,453.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

Reasons

Both parties attended the remote hearing.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.
The parties executed a periodic tenancy agreement on 10 October 2025.
The tenancy agreement provided for a tenancy start date of 15 November 2025. That date was subsequently varied by agreement of the parties, so that the tenancy commenced on 22 November 2025.
The tenant seems to have decided for a number of reasons that he did not wish to proceed. He referred to an email from the landlord dated 14 November 2025 which states “ Please note that your move in costs – first weeks rent and full bond – needs to be paid in full before keys are released.” The clause does not say that the tenancy will be ended if the move in costs were not paid. No other evidence to support the tenant’s proposition was provided by the tenant.
Having not paid the bond or first weeks rent, the tenant considered that this gave him grounds to withdraw from the tenancy.
The Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (“RTA”) is a code. It sets out the obligations of landlord and tenant parties. It records that a tenancy may be ended; • By consent of both parties. • By a party giving notice to terminate the tenancy in accordance with the RTA. • By order of the Tribunal.
The tenancy was not ended by any of the grounds set out in the RTA. The tenancy remained in existence until the tenant gave his notice to terminate to the landlord on 5 December 2025. The minimum period of notice in that situation is 21 days.
For those reasons, I consider that the tenant owes rent in accordance with the landlord’s claim - $2,425.00
As [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must order the tenant to reimburse the filing fee.
Both parties applied for name suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful in this hearing. Suppression of the landlord’s name and details is ordered. The tenant has not been wholly or substantially successful in this hearing. The tenant’s application for name suppression is dismissed.

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