Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5423800 — Rent arrears
Decided 23 Mar 2026 · Published 23 Mar 2026 · Application 5423800
- 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 name and identifying details.
- Alexi Kelly owes [The landlord/s] $2,907.01 (“the debt”), being rent arrears to 26 March 2026.
- Alexi Kelly must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By paying $331.00 rent as due on Friday 27 March 2026. b. Thereafter, by weekly payments of $460.00, being $331.00 for rent and $129.00 for the debt. Payments will be every Friday, with the first payment on 03/04/2026 and continuing until the debt is paid.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent, rent arrears
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 2 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at [Tenancy address suppressed] 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, conducted via video/tele conference.
- 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. He has been taking steps recently to address this.
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.
- 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.
- I note the mental maths at the hearing was incorrect and the weekly debt payment is $119.00, not $129.00 as collectively contemplated before.
- 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) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- Section 95A RTA states regarding suppression orders that the Tribunal must, on the application of a party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that publication is in the public interest or is justified because of the party’s conduct or any other circumstances of the case.
- The landlord requested suppression in its application. As it has been wholly successful, suppression is ordered.