How much money was awarded in case 5446609?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $9,380.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5446609?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5446609?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13541808-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5446609?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $9,380.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5446609?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5446609?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13541808-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5446609 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5446609 about?

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

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Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5446609 — net $6,608.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 5 May 2026	$9,380.00	Rent arrears to 5 May 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$6,608.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$6,608.00

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details including the address of the tenancy.

The tenancy of April Taylor Dwinger and Mark Dwinger at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], immediately.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,800.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

April Taylor Dwinger and Mark Dwinger must pay [The landlord/s] $6,608.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing which was held remotely by video. The tenants did not attend the hearing.

This morning, before the hearing commenced, both tenants separately made a request on different grounds for today’s hearing to be adjourned. I was not satisfied that either tenant had provided sufficient evidence to support the reason they had applied for an adjournment and the requests were both declined.

In advising the adjournment requests were decline, I reminded the tenants how to join the hearing and advised the hearing would proceed.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy for breach of the tenant’s obligations, rent arrears and refund of the bond.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

The landlord’s application for termination was considered on the basis that rent was more than 21 days in arrears at the date the application was made under s 55(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA), and that the tenants have been served a 14 day notice that they were in rent arrears and did not remedy the notice within the 14 days under section 56, RTA. See the notice of hearing.

The landlord’s application was filed on 16 February 2026. Rent was $2,080.00 in arrears at that date. For the landlord to be successful under s 55(1) the tenant needed to have been $2,100.00 in arrears at the date of filing.

The landlord served a 14 day notice on the tenants for failing to pay rent on both 25 November 2025 and 5 February 2026. In both instances the tenants did not remedy the rent arrears breach as required under the 14 day notice.

Where a landlord applies to terminate for breach, and rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the hearing date, the Tribunal must terminate the tenancy. See sections 55 and 56(2) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

Rent is at least 21 days in arrears at the hearing date. Accordingly the tenancy is terminated.

How much does the tenant owe?

The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy. Other matters

As the landlord has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Suppression: The landlord has applied for suppression. The landlord has been wholly successful in the claim and is entitled to suppression. See s 95A, RTA. The landlord’s name and identifying details including the address of the tenancy are not be published.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5446609 — net $6,608.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 5 May 2026	$9,380.00	Rent arrears to 5 May 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$6,608.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$6,608.00

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details including the address of the tenancy.

The tenancy of April Taylor Dwinger and Mark Dwinger at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], immediately.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,800.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

April Taylor Dwinger and Mark Dwinger must pay [The landlord/s] $6,608.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing which was held remotely by video. The tenants did not attend the hearing.

In advising the adjournment requests were decline, I reminded the tenants how to join the hearing and advised the hearing would proceed.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy for breach of the tenant’s obligations, rent arrears and refund of the bond.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Rent is at least 21 days in arrears at the hearing date. Accordingly the tenancy is terminated.

How much does the tenant owe?

The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy. Other matters

As the landlord has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5446609 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5446609 — Rent arrears

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Should the tenancy be terminated?

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Claims & awards

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Should the tenancy be terminated?

How much does the tenant owe?

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Residential Tenancies Act sections

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