How much money was awarded in case 5427610?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $5,046.57 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5427610?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5427610?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13176188-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5427610?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $5,046.57 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5427610?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5427610?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13176188-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5427610 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5427610 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal

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Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5427610 — net $2,594.57 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears from 23.12.2025 to 17.2.2026	$5,046.57	Rent arrears from 23.12.2025 to 17.2.2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,594.57
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,594.57

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address.

Markus Taska must pay [The landlord/s] $2,594.57 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,480.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

All other claims are dismissed.

Reasons

[The landlord’s representative], representing the landlord, attended the video conference hearing. The tenant did not call into the hearing conference as per the instructions in the Notice of Hearing, nor did he answer a call to his phone. As the tenant was served, the hearing proceeded in his absence.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears, disposal of goods, outgoings, refund of the bond and refund of the filing fee.

At the start of the hearing the landlord withdrew the claims for termination of the tenancy and disposal of goods. The landlord said the tenant removed all his belongings from the property and the landlord regained possession of the property on 17 February 2026.

There is a previous Tribunal order dated 22 December 2025 in application 5380522, relating to this tenancy, which made orders in relation to rent arrears and water rates. In the previous Tribunal order in application 5380522, the Tribunal ordered rent arrears of $6,111.43 up to 22 December 2025 and water rates of $550.03 up to 16 October 2025, amongst other orders. Burden of proof and evidence

The party making the claim must prove their claim on the balance of probabilities, i.e. that it is more likely than not that something occurred.

The issue of evidence at Tenancy Tribunal hearings was considered by the District Court in Kaipo v Clarke & McCarthy (DC) TT233/02. Judge Mather stated: “...[the applicant] needs to be reminded that like anyone who brings an application before a Tribunal or a Court, it is incumbent upon the applicant to provide the evidence necessary to prove the case. If the applicant fails to do that, then their application will be dismissed whether it has merit or not because it is up to the applicant to provide the necessary evidence. It is not up to the other parties and it is certainly not up to the Tribunal to extract evidence.”

How much is owing for rent and water rates?

As the Tribunal made a previous order for rent arrears to 22 December 2025, the current rent arrears claim is from 23 December 2025 to 17 February 2026, the end of the tenancy. The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing to 17 February 2026, which is $11,158.00, less the rent arrears of $6,111.43 ordered by the Tribunal on 22 December 2025 in application 5380522, which comes to $5,046.57.

The landlord claimed an additional $113.48 for water rates from 17 October 2025 to the end of the tenancy. The landlord provided a water ledger in this regard but did not provide any water invoices that related to this claim. As such, I find the landlord has provided insufficient evidence to prove this claim and so dismiss this claim. Refund of the bond

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,480.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately. Filing fee

Because [The landlord/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Succession

The landlord requested name suppression. As they have been successful with the claim, they are entitled to name suppression. Therefore, I order that the landlord’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address are not to be published. See section 95A(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5427610 — net $2,594.57 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears from 23.12.2025 to 17.2.2026	$5,046.57	Rent arrears from 23.12.2025 to 17.2.2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,594.57
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,594.57

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address.

Markus Taska must pay [The landlord/s] $2,594.57 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,480.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

All other claims are dismissed.

Reasons

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears, disposal of goods, outgoings, refund of the bond and refund of the filing fee.

The party making the claim must prove their claim on the balance of probabilities, i.e. that it is more likely than not that something occurred.

How much is owing for rent and water rates?

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,480.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately. Filing fee

Because [The landlord/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Succession

Tenancy Tribunal case 5427610 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5427610 — Rent arrears

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