What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5425138 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenant’s name and identifying details must not be published.

How much money was awarded in case 5425138?

Property Damage: $522.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5425138?

The primary dispute was Property damage.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5425138?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13272924-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5425138 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenant’s name and identifying details must not be published.

How much money was awarded in case 5425138?

Property Damage: $522.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5425138?

The primary dispute was Property damage.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5425138?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13272924-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

3 Bathgate Road, Pakiri, RD 2, Wellsford 0972, School Tenancy Tribunal Case 5425138 — Property damage

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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 5425138. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
Bond balance held by landlord		$814.08	Bond balance held by landlord
Paint repairs	$522.00		Paint repairs
Total award	$522.00	$814.08

Claims and awards for application 5425138. Verify on MoJ.

Bond balance held by landlord

Amount: $814.08
Awarded to: Tenant
Reason: Bond balance held by landlord

Paint repairs

Amount: $522.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Paint repairs

Total award

Landlord $522.00 · Tenant $814.08

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Property damage

Order

The tenant’s name and identifying details must not be published.
Central West Property Management Limited as agent for Pakiri School Board must pay [the tenant] $292.08 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

Reasons

The hearing was conducted remotely on Microsoft Teams.
The tenant attended the hearing for herself. Ms Harrison attended for the landlord.
The tenancy began on 18 December 2023 and ended on 29 October 2025.
The landlord applies for payment out of the bond for the cost to repair a school cup and remediate paintwork. The tenant seeks return of the bond.
The tenant’s children were awarded a 100-year-old school cup. Regrettably, the tenant dropped the cup when she was walking to the school office to return it at the end of the year. The cup and the damage to it do not relate to the tenancy contract. The claim is outside the Tribunal’s jurisdiction because it is not a tenancy matter. This claim is dismissed.
The tenant repainted the entire premises prior to moving out. However, the tenant accidentally used a slightly darker paint in a few places leaving unsightly patches of ill- matching paint in several locations.
The paintwork is unsatisfactory and needs remediation. The tenant did not cause the damage intentionally. It was due to bad luck, or lack of skill, or both. However, the damage occurred during the tenancy and is more than fair wear and tear. I am not satisfied that the tenant did not cause the damage carelessly. Therefore, the tenant is liable for the cost of remedying the damage.
It will cost the landlord in the vicinity of $870.00 to pay a contractor to tidy up the defective paintwork. 1 I order a reduced amount of three-fifths of that amount to account for deprecation and betterment. The paintwork was about two years old at the end of the tenancy and wall paint has a projected life span of about five years.
The Tribunal orders the tenant to pay the landlord $522.00, which is to come from the remainder of the bond that the landlord is holding.
No order is made for the filing fee as both parties have had a degree of success in the proceedings.
The tenant’s name is not to be published. She seeks non-publication. She has substantially succeeded in the proceedings and there is no public interest in publication nor any conduct or other circumstances to warrant ordering publication. 2

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 5425138. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
Bond balance held by landlord		$814.08	Bond balance held by landlord
Paint repairs	$522.00		Paint repairs
Total award	$522.00	$814.08

Claims and awards for application 5425138. Verify on MoJ.

Bond balance held by landlord

Amount: $814.08
Awarded to: Tenant
Reason: Bond balance held by landlord

Paint repairs

Amount: $522.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Paint repairs

Total award

Landlord $522.00 · Tenant $814.08

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Property damage

Order

The tenant’s name and identifying details must not be published.
Central West Property Management Limited as agent for Pakiri School Board must pay [the tenant] $292.08 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

Reasons

The hearing was conducted remotely on Microsoft Teams.
The tenant attended the hearing for herself. Ms Harrison attended for the landlord.
The tenancy began on 18 December 2023 and ended on 29 October 2025.
The landlord applies for payment out of the bond for the cost to repair a school cup and remediate paintwork. The tenant seeks return of the bond.
The tenant’s children were awarded a 100-year-old school cup. Regrettably, the tenant dropped the cup when she was walking to the school office to return it at the end of the year. The cup and the damage to it do not relate to the tenancy contract. The claim is outside the Tribunal’s jurisdiction because it is not a tenancy matter. This claim is dismissed.
The tenant repainted the entire premises prior to moving out. However, the tenant accidentally used a slightly darker paint in a few places leaving unsightly patches of ill- matching paint in several locations.
The paintwork is unsatisfactory and needs remediation. The tenant did not cause the damage intentionally. It was due to bad luck, or lack of skill, or both. However, the damage occurred during the tenancy and is more than fair wear and tear. I am not satisfied that the tenant did not cause the damage carelessly. Therefore, the tenant is liable for the cost of remedying the damage.
It will cost the landlord in the vicinity of $870.00 to pay a contractor to tidy up the defective paintwork. 1 I order a reduced amount of three-fifths of that amount to account for deprecation and betterment. The paintwork was about two years old at the end of the tenancy and wall paint has a projected life span of about five years.
The Tribunal orders the tenant to pay the landlord $522.00, which is to come from the remainder of the bond that the landlord is holding.
No order is made for the filing fee as both parties have had a degree of success in the proceedings.
The tenant’s name is not to be published. She seeks non-publication. She has substantially succeeded in the proceedings and there is no public interest in publication nor any conduct or other circumstances to warrant ordering publication. 2

Tenancy Tribunal case 5425138 — Property damage at 3 Bathgate Road, Pakiri, RD 2, Wellsford 0972, School

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5425138 — Property damage at 3 Bathgate Road, Pakiri, RD 2, Wellsford 0972, School

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