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Tenancy Tribunal case 5455822 — Tenancy dispute
Decided 6 Jul 2026 · Published 6 Jul 2026 · Application 5455822
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
T Prowse
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 tenants’ name and identifying details.
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $650.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The tenant/s] immediately.
Reasons
- Only the tenants’ representative attended the hearing. The landlord was contacted twice on the telephone number in the application, but both calls went to answerphone.
- The tenant has applied for refund of the balance of the bond. The landlord has a claim against the bond but has not filed a counterclaim with Tenancy Services.
- Section 22B(2) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 provides that, where a tenant applies for refund of the bond, and the landlord seeks payment from the bond, the landlord must file an application setting out the details of the counterclaim. Because the landlord has not filed a counterclaim the bond is refunded in full to the tenant.