Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5467237 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat Flat 1, 136 Lemon Street, Strandon, New Plymouth
Decided 30 Apr 2026 · Published 30 Apr 2026 · Application 5467237
- Rent arrears
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- The Tribunal orders suppression of the parties’ names and identifying details.
- [The tenant/s] owes [The landlord/s] $2,616.00 (“the debt”) being rent arrears.
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By one payment of $1,240.00 by 5 pm 14 May 2026 leaving $1,376.00 owing. b. By weekly payments of $720.00, being $620.00 for rent and $100.00 for the debt. c. Payments will be every Monday, with the first payment on 04/05/2026 and continuing until 11/05/2026.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent and then rent arrears.
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 2 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at Unit/Flat Flat 1, 136 Lemon Street, Strandon, New Plymouth 4312 will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the remote hearing.
- The tenant confirmed her address for service as the email address provided as an “other contact” in the tenancy agreement.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond. The tenant wants to repay the debt to avoid immediate termination.
Should a conditional termination order be made?
- Where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date of the hearing, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order. See sections 56(2), 55(1)(a) and (1A) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- I am satisfied the tenant will pay the debt within the period specified in the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach. I have granted a conditional termination order.
- The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach. See section 64(4)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. Suppression
- As the parties reached agreement by consent at the hearing as to a payment plan, it is appropriate that the parties’ names and details be suppressed as they would have been had I referred this application to mediation.