What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5446294 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case and the Tribunal

How much money was awarded in case 5446294?

Rubbish Removal: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,170.00 awarded to landlord; Window And Front Door: $250.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5446294?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Property damage.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5446294?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13811675-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5446294 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case and the Tribunal

How much money was awarded in case 5446294?

Rubbish Removal: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,170.00 awarded to landlord; Window And Front Door: $250.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5446294?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Property damage.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5446294?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13811675-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

41 Sunnyside Road, Sunnyvale, Auckland 0612, Ground Tenancy Tribunal Case 5446294 — Rent arrears

Tenantcheck Insights

41 Sunnyside Road, Sunnyvale, Auckland 0612, Ground Tenancy Tribunal Case 5446294 — Rent arrears | TenantCheck

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5446294 — net $3,948.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$3,170.00	Rent arrears
Cleaning: and rubbish removal	$500.00	Cleaning: and rubbish removal
Repairs: window and front door	$250.00	Repairs: window and front door
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$3,948.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$3,948.00

Claims and awards for application 5446294 — net $3,948.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears

Amount: $3,170.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears

Cleaning: and rubbish removal

Amount: $500.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Cleaning: and rubbish removal

Repairs: window and front door

Amount: $250.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Repairs: window and front door

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $28.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $3,948.00

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $3,948.00

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Rubbish Removal Filing Fee Rent arrears Property damage

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details.
Tetehuia Waiariki must pay [The landlord/s] $3,948.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.
[The landlord/s] must take any of the tenant’s personal documents that have been left at the premises to the nearest Police station and obtain a receipt for them.
The landlord may dispose of the other goods left at the premises by the tenant as the landlord sees fit. DescriptionLandlord Rent arrears$3,170.00 Cleaning: and rubbish removal$500.00 Repairs: window and front door$250.00 Filing fee reimbursement$28.00 Total award$3,948.00 Total payable by Tenant to Landlord$3,948.00

Reasons

The landlord attended the video hearing.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears, compensation and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.

How much is owed for rent?

The tenancy ended on 15 January 2026. The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and remove all rubbish. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided photographic evidence that the tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, and did not remove all rubbish. The evidence showed that the tenant took what she wanted, left anything else behind and made no attempt to clean the premises.
The landlord was unable to provide an invoice for the work completed. A modest sum based on invoices the Tribunal regularly sees for such work in this area has been awarded.

Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?

A landlord must prove that damage to the premises occurred during the tenancy and is more than fair wear and tear. If this is established, to avoid liability, the tenant must prove they did not carelessly or intentionally cause or permit the damage. Tenants are liable for the actions of people at the premises with their permission. See sections 40(2)(a), 41 and 49B RTA.
Where the damage is caused carelessly, and is covered by the landlord's insurance, the tenant's liability is limited to the lesser of the insurance excess or four weeks' rent (or four weeks' market rent in the case of a tenant paying income-related rent). See section 49B(3)(a) RTA.
Where the damage is careless and is not covered by the landlord's insurance, the tenant's liability is limited to four weeks' rent (or market rent). See section 49B(3)(b) RTA. Where insurance money is irrecoverable because of the tenant's conduct, the property is treated as if it is not insured against the damage. See section 49B(3A)(a) RTA.
Tenants are liable for the cost of repairing damage that is intentional or which results from any activity at the premises that is an imprisonable offence. This applies to anything the tenant does and anything done by a person they are responsible for. See section 49B(1) RTA.
Damage is intentional where a person intends to cause damage and takes the necessary steps to achieve that purpose. Damage is also intentional where a person does something, or allows a situation to continue, knowing that damage is a certainty. See Guo v Korck [2019] NZHC 1541.
The landlord claimed that following damage was caused during the tenancy: a. The front door was broken. b. A window was broken.
The only evidence supplied was a photograph of the damaged door on the landlord’s telephone during the hearing. In the absence of evidence of the broken window, the landlord’s claim must be dismissed.
The damage is more than fair wear and tear, and the tenant has not disproved liability for the damage.
The landlord could not provide an invoice for the repair to the door. An amount has been awarded as compensation based on the tenant’s verbal evidence and invoices the Tribunal sees for similar work in this area.
The landlord has applied for the disposal of goods the tenant left at the premises at the end of the tenancy.
The landlord has tried repeatedly to make contact with the tenant but without success.
It is not practicable for the landlord to the return the goods to the tenant. The value of the goods is below the cost of storing, transporting and selling them. Therefore the landlord may dispose of the goods. See sections 62(3)(b), 62B(2) and (3) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
Because [The applicant/s] has substantially succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5446294 — net $3,948.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears	$3,170.00	Rent arrears
Cleaning: and rubbish removal	$500.00	Cleaning: and rubbish removal
Repairs: window and front door	$250.00	Repairs: window and front door
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$3,948.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$3,948.00

Claims and awards for application 5446294 — net $3,948.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears

Amount: $3,170.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears

Cleaning: and rubbish removal

Amount: $500.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Cleaning: and rubbish removal

Repairs: window and front door

Amount: $250.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Repairs: window and front door

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $28.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $3,948.00

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $3,948.00

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Rubbish Removal Filing Fee Rent arrears Property damage

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details.
Tetehuia Waiariki must pay [The landlord/s] $3,948.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.
[The landlord/s] must take any of the tenant’s personal documents that have been left at the premises to the nearest Police station and obtain a receipt for them.
The landlord may dispose of the other goods left at the premises by the tenant as the landlord sees fit. DescriptionLandlord Rent arrears$3,170.00 Cleaning: and rubbish removal$500.00 Repairs: window and front door$250.00 Filing fee reimbursement$28.00 Total award$3,948.00 Total payable by Tenant to Landlord$3,948.00

Reasons

The landlord attended the video hearing.
The landlord has applied for rent arrears, compensation and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.

How much is owed for rent?

The tenancy ended on 15 January 2026. The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and remove all rubbish. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided photographic evidence that the tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, and did not remove all rubbish. The evidence showed that the tenant took what she wanted, left anything else behind and made no attempt to clean the premises.
The landlord was unable to provide an invoice for the work completed. A modest sum based on invoices the Tribunal regularly sees for such work in this area has been awarded.

Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?

A landlord must prove that damage to the premises occurred during the tenancy and is more than fair wear and tear. If this is established, to avoid liability, the tenant must prove they did not carelessly or intentionally cause or permit the damage. Tenants are liable for the actions of people at the premises with their permission. See sections 40(2)(a), 41 and 49B RTA.
Where the damage is caused carelessly, and is covered by the landlord's insurance, the tenant's liability is limited to the lesser of the insurance excess or four weeks' rent (or four weeks' market rent in the case of a tenant paying income-related rent). See section 49B(3)(a) RTA.
Where the damage is careless and is not covered by the landlord's insurance, the tenant's liability is limited to four weeks' rent (or market rent). See section 49B(3)(b) RTA. Where insurance money is irrecoverable because of the tenant's conduct, the property is treated as if it is not insured against the damage. See section 49B(3A)(a) RTA.
Tenants are liable for the cost of repairing damage that is intentional or which results from any activity at the premises that is an imprisonable offence. This applies to anything the tenant does and anything done by a person they are responsible for. See section 49B(1) RTA.
Damage is intentional where a person intends to cause damage and takes the necessary steps to achieve that purpose. Damage is also intentional where a person does something, or allows a situation to continue, knowing that damage is a certainty. See Guo v Korck [2019] NZHC 1541.
The landlord claimed that following damage was caused during the tenancy: a. The front door was broken. b. A window was broken.
The only evidence supplied was a photograph of the damaged door on the landlord’s telephone during the hearing. In the absence of evidence of the broken window, the landlord’s claim must be dismissed.
The damage is more than fair wear and tear, and the tenant has not disproved liability for the damage.
The landlord could not provide an invoice for the repair to the door. An amount has been awarded as compensation based on the tenant’s verbal evidence and invoices the Tribunal sees for similar work in this area.
The landlord has applied for the disposal of goods the tenant left at the premises at the end of the tenancy.
The landlord has tried repeatedly to make contact with the tenant but without success.
It is not practicable for the landlord to the return the goods to the tenant. The value of the goods is below the cost of storing, transporting and selling them. Therefore the landlord may dispose of the goods. See sections 62(3)(b), 62B(2) and (3) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
Because [The applicant/s] has substantially succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5446294 — Rent arrears at 41 Sunnyside Road, Sunnyvale, Auckland 0612, Ground

At a glance

Tenancy Tribunal case 5446294 — Rent arrears at 41 Sunnyside Road, Sunnyvale, Auckland 0612, Ground

At a glance

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

How much is owed for rent?

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

How much is owed for rent?

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions