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Tenancy Tribunal case 5425498 — 14-day notice

Decided 16 Feb 2026 · Published 16 Feb 2026 · Application 5425498

14-day notice

Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.

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At a glance

Key facts from the published tribunal order.

Adjudicator

S Young

Claims & awards

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

No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 5425498 — 14-day notice

Decided 16 Feb 2026 · Published 16 Feb 2026 · Application 5425498

14-day notice

Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.

View official order on MoJ →Explore similar cases

At a glance

Key facts from the published tribunal order.

Adjudicator

S Young

Claims & awards

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

No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.

Jump to section

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant’s and Landlord’s names and identifying details.
The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], immediately.

Reasons

The landlord attended the remote hearing.
The tenant’s brother attended the hearing (“Mr E”).
The brief background is that the tenant has been missing since October 2025. Correspondence from the Coroner’s office suggests that the tenant is to be presumed dead. Mr E has taken on the role of representative of the tenant but has no formal appointment.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy for breach of the tenant’s obligations.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

The Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach where, due to the nature or extent of the breach, it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate. See section 56(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
Where the breach is capable of remedy the landlord must first serve a notice on the tenant requiring them to remedy the breach within at least 14 days and establish that the tenant has failed to do so.
The tenant has breached their obligations by failing to reside at the premises as required as a term of the tenancy agreement.
The landlord served a 14-day notice on the tenant by delivering the notice to the premises on 22 December 2025, and the tenant did not remedy the breach within the required period.
It would be inequitable to refuse to terminate the tenancy as the tenant’s failure to reside at the premises is an ongoing formal breach of the terms of this tenancy. The tenancy is terminated.

Topics & place

Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).

14-day notice

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s56(1)

Key findings

Dispute theme: termination 14day

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5425498 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 5425498?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5425498?

The primary dispute was 14-day notice.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5425498?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13128203-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Jump to section

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant’s and Landlord’s names and identifying details.
The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], immediately.

Reasons

The landlord attended the remote hearing.
The tenant’s brother attended the hearing (“Mr E”).
The brief background is that the tenant has been missing since October 2025. Correspondence from the Coroner’s office suggests that the tenant is to be presumed dead. Mr E has taken on the role of representative of the tenant but has no formal appointment.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy for breach of the tenant’s obligations.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

The Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach where, due to the nature or extent of the breach, it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate. See section 56(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
Where the breach is capable of remedy the landlord must first serve a notice on the tenant requiring them to remedy the breach within at least 14 days and establish that the tenant has failed to do so.
The tenant has breached their obligations by failing to reside at the premises as required as a term of the tenancy agreement.
The landlord served a 14-day notice on the tenant by delivering the notice to the premises on 22 December 2025, and the tenant did not remedy the breach within the required period.
It would be inequitable to refuse to terminate the tenancy as the tenant’s failure to reside at the premises is an ongoing formal breach of the terms of this tenancy. The tenancy is terminated.

Topics & place

Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).

14-day notice

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s56(1)

Key findings

Dispute theme: termination 14day

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5425498 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 5425498?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5425498?

The primary dispute was 14-day notice.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5425498?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13128203-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.