Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5428994 — Rent arrears at 106B Tremaine Avenue, Westbrook, Palmerston North 4412
Decided 30 Mar 2026 · Published 30 Mar 2026 · Application 5428994
- Rent arrears
- 14-day notice
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- This Order confirms an existing arrangement and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant’s name and identifying details.
- [The tenant/s] owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $694.51 (“the debt”) for rent arrears to 30 March 2026.
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt by: a. 34 weekly payments of $108.00, being $88.00 for rent and $20.00 for the debt; b. a final payment of $102.51, being $88.00 for rent and $14.51 for the debt. c. Payments will be every Wednesday, with the first payment on 01/04/2026 and continuing until 25 November 2026.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent, rent arrears, and the filing fee.
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 5 working days of the due dates: a. the tenancy at 106B Tremaine Avenue, Westbrook, Palmerston North 4412 will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. the balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
- If the tenant’s income based rent changes, the weekly payment amount required under Order 3 will be calculated as the assessed weekly rent plus $20.00
Reasons
- The landlord attended the videoconference hearing. The tenant couldn’t be contacted on the number given in the Notice of Hearing, which was properly served.
- The landlord wants to formalise an arrangement for payment of rent and rent arrears through a conditional termination Order.
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.
- The landlord has provided rent records proving the amount of rent arrears owed.
- The landlord’s rent records show that there is an existing repayment arrangement in place, which this Order will formalise.
- Even though the tenant has not attended today, I am satisfied that it is appropriate to make this Order as an alternative to an Order terminating the tenancy, which the landlord would otherwise be entitled to.
- 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.