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Published 21 May 2026 · Application 5442047
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Levin
Tribunal region
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Published 21 May 2026 · Application 5442047
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Levin
Tribunal region
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning | $593.72 | Cleaning | |
| Rubbish removal | $1,455.73 | Rubbish removal | |
| Net award | $2,049.45 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,049.45 |
Claims and awards for application 5442047 — net $2,049.45 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning
Rubbish removal
Net award
Landlord $2,049.45
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,049.45
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Michelle Jane Lillia Merriman must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities
Cleaning: $593.72 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $1,455.73 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13637162-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning | $593.72 | Cleaning | |
| Rubbish removal | $1,455.73 | Rubbish removal | |
| Net award | $2,049.45 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,049.45 |
Claims and awards for application 5442047 — net $2,049.45 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning
Rubbish removal
Net award
Landlord $2,049.45
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,049.45
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Michelle Jane Lillia Merriman must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities
Cleaning: $593.72 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $1,455.73 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13637162-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.