Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5480255 — Tenancy dispute at Unit/Flat Flat 1, 371 Richardson Road, Mount Roskill,
Decided 5 Jun 2026 · Published 5 Jun 2026 · Application 5480255
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant name and identifying details.
Reasons
- The tenant attended the hearing held on 5 June 2026 by video. The landlord did not attend the hearing.
- After the tenant left the hearing, the landlord joined by video. He said that there had been a technical issue, and he was not being let into the hearing. An attempt was made to call the tenants to rejoin the hearing, but the calls were not answered.
- The tenant has applied for refund 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.
- The landlord said that he had filed a cross application but was unable to refer to an application number or a date that the application was filed. He could not produce evidence of payment of a filing fee.
- Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. For the same reason the tenant’s name is suppressed.