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Tenancy Tribunal case 5458809 — Rent arrears
Decided 30 Apr 2026 · Published 30 Apr 2026 · Application 5458809
- 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.
- In Kwon (Andrew) Lee and Mi Kyung (Hannah) Kim must pay [The landlord/s] $23,550.00 immediately, being rent arrears to 3 May 2026.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing. Ms Kim attended on behalf of both tenants.
- The landlord has applied for rent arrears and has provided rent records from 31 March 2025 to 3 May 2026 (with rent usually paid on Wednesdays). The tenancy commenced in 2016, therefore a full rent summary has not been provided however the tenant agreed that the landlord’s claim for rent arrears was accurate.
- The landlord had applied for termination of the tenancy, however withdrew this claim at the hearing.
- The landlord waived reimbursement of the filing fee.
- The landlord sought suppression and as the application is successful, I have made an order accordingly. 1
- The tenant did not seek name suppression.