Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5444770 — Rent arrears at 111 East Street, Feilding, Feilding 4702
Decided 11 May 2026 · Published 11 May 2026 · Application 5444770
- Rent arrears
Order
- [The tenant/s] must pay Keider Investments Limited $6,648.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
Reasons
- Mr Tunnicliffe and Ms Doyle attended the hearing for the landlord. The hearing was held remotely. The tenant did not access the hearing by the telephone or video link provided. The tenant was called at the start of the hearing on the phone number provided on the application but did not answer the call.
- I am satisfied the tenant was sent the notice of hearing and the landlord’s claim via her email address which the tenancy agreement records as being an address for service. Accordingly the hearings went ahead in the absence of the tenant.
- The landlord has applied for possession of the premises, rent arrears and reimbursement of the filing fee.
- The tenancy commenced on 22 November 2025 and is a periodic tenancy. The rent was $540.00 per week. The landlord issued the tenant with a 90 day notice under which the tenancy terminated on 30 April 2026.
- The tenant did not vacate the premises in keeping with the 90-day notice. The landlord confirmed at the hearing that the tenant left the premises on 7 May 2026. Accordingly the landlord no longer requires an order granting it possession of the premises.
- The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing as at 7 May 2026.
- The bond has been used to reduce the amount owed in rent arrears.
- As the landlord has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. The landlord sought further claims, regarding compensation for damage, rubbish removal, cleaning and change of locks, on the morning of the hearing. However the Tribunal is restricted to hearing matters claimed in the application 1 unless the applicant gives reasonable notice in writing to the other party and the Tribunal of any additional claims. This has not happened in this instance. The landlord is able to make a separate claim to the Tribunal for any other matters that have arisen since the end of the tenancy.