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Tenancy Tribunal case 5431554 — Tenancy dispute
Decided 8 May 2026 · Published 8 May 2026 · Application 5431554
Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Adjudicator
K Koller
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.
Order
- The Tribunal orders suppression of the names and identifying details.
- The Tenancy Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear the application.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- The owner has brought a claim against the property manager because the owner does not think the property management company acted professionally during the tenancy.
- There is a preliminary issue as to whether the Tribunal can hear the claim. Section 77(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) provides that the Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear claims between landlords and tenants relating to any tenancy to which the Act applies. However, this application is about a dispute between the owners and the property management company. I find I do not have the jurisdiction to decide the application.
- I have used my discretion to allow suppression. Section 95A RTA provides that the Tribunal may, on the application of any party to proceedings or on its own initiative, order that the name of a party not be published, having regard to the interests of the parties and to the public interest. There have been no breaches of the RTA and I am satisfied that any public interest is in the law and not the names.
- As discussed at the hearing, the owners may have a claim in the Disputes Tribunal.