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Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 29 Jun 2026 · Published 29 Jun 2026 · Application 5453608
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
B Smallbone
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 29 Jun 2026 · Published 29 Jun 2026 · Application 5453608
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
B Smallbone
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning | $569.61 | Cleaning | |
| Rubbish removal: Interior | $82.11 | Rubbish removal: Interior | |
| Remove tyres | $110.22 | Remove tyres | |
| Repairs holes in walls | $160.64 | Repairs holes in walls | |
| Lawns | $150.00 | Lawns | |
| Rubbish removal: Exterior | $896.25 | Rubbish removal: Exterior | |
| Heat pump remote | $53.34 | Heat pump remote | |
| Window stay repair | $56.14 | Window stay repair | |
| Cleaning rangehood stove and oven | $214.31 | Cleaning rangehood stove and oven | |
| Tenant payment on 17 May 2026 | $24.00 | Tenant payment on 17 May 2026 | |
| Rent credit | $23.14 | Rent credit | |
| Total award | $2,292.62 | $47.14 | |
| Net award | $2,245.48 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,245.48 |
Claims and awards for application 5453608 — net $2,245.48 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning
Rubbish removal: Interior
Remove tyres
Repairs holes in walls
Lawns
Rubbish removal: Exterior
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Ofisa Vili must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $2,245.48 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Ofisa Vili must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $2,245.48
Cleaning: $569.61 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $214.31 awarded to landlord; Heat Pump Remote: $53.34 awarded to landlord; Lawns: $150.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $160.64 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $56.14 awarded to landlord; Remove Tyres: $110.22 awarded to landlord; Rent Credit: $23.14 awarded to tenant; Rubbish Removal: $896.25 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $82.11 awarded to landlord; Tenant Payment On 17 May 2026: $24.00 awarded to tenant
The primary dispute was Cleanliness. Related themes: Property damage.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13820078-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning | $569.61 | Cleaning | |
| Rubbish removal: Interior | $82.11 | Rubbish removal: Interior | |
| Remove tyres | $110.22 | Remove tyres | |
| Repairs holes in walls | $160.64 | Repairs holes in walls | |
| Lawns | $150.00 | Lawns | |
| Rubbish removal: Exterior | $896.25 | Rubbish removal: Exterior | |
| Heat pump remote | $53.34 | Heat pump remote | |
| Window stay repair | $56.14 | Window stay repair | |
| Cleaning rangehood stove and oven | $214.31 | Cleaning rangehood stove and oven | |
| Tenant payment on 17 May 2026 | $24.00 | Tenant payment on 17 May 2026 | |
| Rent credit | $23.14 | Rent credit | |
| Total award | $2,292.62 | $47.14 | |
| Net award | $2,245.48 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,245.48 |
Claims and awards for application 5453608 — net $2,245.48 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning
Rubbish removal: Interior
Remove tyres
Repairs holes in walls
Lawns
Rubbish removal: Exterior
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Ofisa Vili must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $2,245.48 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Ofisa Vili must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $2,245.48
Cleaning: $569.61 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $214.31 awarded to landlord; Heat Pump Remote: $53.34 awarded to landlord; Lawns: $150.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $160.64 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $56.14 awarded to landlord; Remove Tyres: $110.22 awarded to landlord; Rent Credit: $23.14 awarded to tenant; Rubbish Removal: $896.25 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $82.11 awarded to landlord; Tenant Payment On 17 May 2026: $24.00 awarded to tenant
The primary dispute was Cleanliness. Related themes: Property damage.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13820078-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Heat pump remote
Window stay repair
Cleaning rangehood stove and oven
Tenant payment on 17 May 2026
Rent credit
Total award
Landlord $2,292.62 · Tenant $47.14
Net award
Landlord $2,245.48
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,245.48
Heat pump remote
Window stay repair
Cleaning rangehood stove and oven
Tenant payment on 17 May 2026
Rent credit
Total award
Landlord $2,292.62 · Tenant $47.14
Net award
Landlord $2,245.48
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,245.48
