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Tenancy Tribunal case 5432770 — Rent arrears at 13 Colvin Street, Westport 7825
Decided 27 March 2026 · Published 27 March 2026 · Application 5432770
- Rent arrears
- 14-day notice
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Mixed / unclear
From published order
Location
Westport
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
J Greene
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 tenancy of Nicholas Paul Schrader at 13 Colvin Street, Westport 7825 is terminated, and possession is granted to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities, at 11.59pm on Tuesday 31 March 2026.
Reasons
- Ms Rea represented the landlord. The tenant did not attend the hearing. I conducted the hearing by video. I am satisfied that proper notice of the hearing was provided to the tenant.
- 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 1 .
- 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 his obligations by failing to reside at the premises and by being away from the premises for more than 30 days (breaches of clauses 25 and 26 of the tenancy agreement).
- The landlord served a 14-day notice on the tenant on 24 November 2025, and the tenant did not remedy the breach within the required period.
- It would be inequitable to refuse to terminate the tenancy because this is a social housing tenancy for which there is considerable demand.
- I first heard the application on 16 February 2026. The tenant was awaiting a Court appearance at which new bail conditions would be imposed.
- I directed the tenant to provide a copy of his bail conditions before the hearing today. He failed to do so.
- The landlord consented to an adjournment of that hearing to await the outcome of the new bail conditions.
- Ms Rea said the landlord understood that the tenant had been bailed to another address in Westport, not to the tenancy address.
- Because the tenant’s breach has not been (and probably cannot be) remedied, the tenancy is terminated. I have granted the landlord possession next Tuesday to coincide with the end of the current rent period. There are no rent arrears.
Topics & place
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Residential Tenancies Act sections
s25, s56(1)
Key findings
- Dispute theme: rent arrears
- Dispute theme: termination 14day
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5432770?
The tribunal order states: The tenancy of Nicholas Paul Schrader at 13 Colvin Street, Westport 7825 is
How much money was awarded in case 5432770?
Verified claim lines are listed on this page.
What type of tenancy dispute was case 5432770?
The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: 14-day notice.
Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5432770?
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13362035-Tribunal_Order.pdf.