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Tenancy Tribunal case 5449219 — Rent arrears
Decided 30 Apr 2026 · Published 30 Apr 2026 · Application 5449219
- Rent arrears
Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Adjudicator
N Bradley
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details.
- The application for rehearing is dismissed.
Reasons
- The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not connect to the MS Teams link provided to them and nor did they connect via telephone as instructed in the Notice of Hearing sent to them. The hearing proceeded in their absence.
- On 13 March 2026 the Tribunal made an order for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and reimbursement of the filing fee.
- On 16 March 2026 the tenant applied for a rehearing on the grounds that there was new evidence that had not been disclosed at the hearing. I directed a hearing in respect of the rehearing application and a conditional stay of proceedings was granted. The tenant did not meet the conditions of the stay of proceedings and the termination order has been enforced. The tenancy has ended.
- Section 105(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 provides that the Tribunal has the power to order a rehearing where “a substantial wrong or miscarriage of justice has or may have occurred or is likely to occur”.
- The tenant did not attend this hearing; therefore, I am dismissing the application for a rehearing. 1
- The landlord has compensation claims. These are to be filed by way of a fresh application and were not considered at this hearing.
- The landlord sought suppression and because they are the successful party in respect of the application for a rehearing, I have made an order accordingly.