How much money was awarded in case 5450168?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $3,745.92 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5450168?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5450168?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13767499-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5450168?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $3,745.92 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5450168?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5450168?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13767499-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

Unit 4, 31 Berwick Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, Tenancy Tribunal Case 5450168 — Tenancy dispute

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5450168 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at Unit 4, 31 Berwick Street, St Albans, Christchurch

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Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5450168 — net $3,457.92 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Cleaning and rubbish removal	$3,745.92	Cleaning and rubbish removal
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$3,457.92
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$3,457.92

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at Unit 4, 31 Berwick Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, Berwick Courts is terminated, and possession is granted to Otautahi Community Housing Trust, at 11.59pm on Thursday 2 July 2026.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $316.00 (BN-00039869) to Otautahi Community Housing Trust immediately.

[The tenant/s] must pay Otautahi Community Housing Trust $3,457.92 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.

The tenant must pay the debt in this order at the rate of $20 per week.

The next payment must be made on Tuesday 23 June 2026 and payments must continue every Tuesday until the debt is paid in full.

If the tenant fails to make any payment within 2 working days of the due date, the balance of the debt owing will be payable immediately and can be enforced through the District Court.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy for breach of the tenant’s obligations. Law

Tenants must keep the premises reasonably clean and tidy.

Section 56 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 provides that the Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach if, due to the nature or extent of the breach, it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate it. In plain English, the question is whether it is fair to allow the tenancy to continue.

Where the breach is capable of remedy the landlord must first serve a notice on the tenant requiring them to remedy the breach within at least 14 days and establish that the tenant has failed to do so. Background and Decision

This tenancy began in January 2025.

The tenant’s previous tenancy was with the same landlord, and it ended after the cleanliness of the premises deteriorated to such an extent that it became uninhabitable. The landlord then granted the tenant the current tenancy.

The tenant offered an explanation for what occurred previously. It involved a home invasion with Police involvement. The premises cost over $5,000 to clean up and the landlord bore that cost.

Sadly, the cleanliness of the current premises has also deteriorated. They became unsanitary and the living conditions were unhygienic.

On 27 January 2026 the landlord served a breach notice on the tenant requiring the tenant to restore the premises to a reasonably clean and tidy condition.

The tenant accepted that he was not capable to do that, and he authorised the landlord to carry out the necessary work.

The landlord employed contractors to clean the premises and dispose of rubbish at a cost of $4,025.92. The work was completed at the beginning of February.

Unhappily, the cleanliness and tidiness of the premises have deteriorated since then and they are now extremely untidy and unclean once again.

The tenant explained that he has had health problems and suffered a serious accident, and I accept that. The tenant accepted that it was not fair to allow the tenancy to continue and that it should be terminated. I agree and I have therefore terminated the tenancy and granted the landlord possession of the premises. Whatever personal difficulties the tenant has, it is plainly unfair to the landlord to keep imposing the substantial expense of cleaning the premises on them.

The tenant asked for some time to move his things out of the premises and because he has an upcoming medical procedure. The landlord agreed to allow 14 days which I have allowed.

The tenant has been paying the recent cost of cleaning the premises at the rate of $20 per week and he confirmed that he will continue doing so. The remaining balance of the cost is $3,745.92.

The bond will be paid to the landlord reducing the tenant’s liability by $316.

The landlord has been successful and so I have awarded the filing fee.

I have ordered the total remaining liability to be paid at the rate of $20 per week with the usual consequences if payments are not made.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5450168 — net $3,457.92 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Cleaning and rubbish removal	$3,745.92	Cleaning and rubbish removal
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$3,457.92
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$3,457.92