Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5439170 — Rent arrears
Decided 13 May 2026 · Published 13 May 2026 · Application 5439170
- Rent arrears
- 14-day notice
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- This Order records an agreed position between the parties and the Tribunal orders suppression of their names and identifying details.
- [The tenant/s] owes [The landlord/s] $894.29 (“the debt”) for rent arrears to 21 April 2026.
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By 44 weekly payments of $110.00, being $90.00 for current rent and $20.00 for the debt 1 . b. A final payment of $104.29, being $90.00 for rent and $14.29 for the debt. c. Payments will be every Thursday, with the first payment on 23/04/2026 and continuing until 25/02/2027.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: current rent and rent arrears.
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 5 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at [Tenancy address suppressed] will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. 1 This rent is Income Related. If the current rent is reviewed the payment will change to the revised rent plus $20.00. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
Reasons
- A representative of the landlord attended the hearing by video. The tenant did not attend.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy and rent arrears. The tenant has been making regular payments towards the arrears.
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 requested a conditional termination order to reflect the payments the tenant has been making towards the debt. I have made an order accordingly.
- 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.