What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5488714 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal

How much money was awarded in case 5488714?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $11,610.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $760.02 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5488714?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5488714?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13829370-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5488714 about?

The tribunal order states: An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal

How much money was awarded in case 5488714?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $11,610.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $760.02 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5488714?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5488714?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13829370-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5488714 — Rent arrears

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Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5488714 — net $10,238.02 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 19 May 2026	$11,610.00	Rent arrears to 19 May 2026
Water rates: to reading 4 March 2026	$760.02	Water rates: to reading 4 March 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$10,238.02
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$10,238.02

Claims and awards for application 5488714 — net $10,238.02 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 19 May 2026

Amount: $11,610.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 19 May 2026

Water rates: to reading 4 March 2026

Amount: $760.02
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates: to reading 4 March 2026

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $28.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $10,238.02

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $10,238.02

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details.
The tenancy of Rebecca Munro at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], immediately.
Rebecca Munro must pay [The landlord/s] $10,238.02 immediately, being:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not attend and couldn’t be reached on the number given in the Notice of Hearing, which was properly served.
The Tribunal was assisted by an interpreter for the landlord.
This was a periodic tenancy beginning on 28 May 2025.
Several notices were sent to the landlord by the Council requiring that long grass and rubbish at the property be cleaned up.
On 28 April 2026 the Council e-mail the landlord, “I drove past last week and it look like your tenants have gone. It has been 3 months since I asked to have the rubbish removed.”
The landlord lives in Auckland and did not immediately check whether the tenant had vacated.
Rent records provided by the landlord prove that the tenant has paid no rent since 12 March 2026.
Where a tenant has abandoned the premises, the tenant is requires to pay rent for 21 days from the date the landlord first became aware, or ought reasonably have become aware, that the tenant had abandoned the premises 1 .
I accept that the landlord did not take steps to check whether the tenant had left. That was within his control. I find that from the date of the Council’s notification he ought reasonably have been aware that the tenant had gone. The tenant is liable for rent for 21 days from that date, as proved by the landlord’s rent records.
The landlord has provided water rates invoices showing the amount owed to the date of the last reading. A final reading will be done when the meter can be uncovered.
The landlord has indicated significant further claims for breach of the tenant’s end of tenancy obligations. Those claims will need to be brought though a separate application, when the landlord has the information to quantify claimed losses. Any further application should reference this application number.
Because [The applicant/s] has succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5488714 — net $10,238.02 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 19 May 2026	$11,610.00	Rent arrears to 19 May 2026
Water rates: to reading 4 March 2026	$760.02	Water rates: to reading 4 March 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$10,238.02
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$10,238.02

Claims and awards for application 5488714 — net $10,238.02 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 19 May 2026

Amount: $11,610.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 19 May 2026

Water rates: to reading 4 March 2026

Amount: $760.02
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates: to reading 4 March 2026

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $28.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $10,238.02

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $10,238.02

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears Water Rates

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s name and identifying details.
The tenancy of Rebecca Munro at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The landlord/s], immediately.
Rebecca Munro must pay [The landlord/s] $10,238.02 immediately, being:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not attend and couldn’t be reached on the number given in the Notice of Hearing, which was properly served.
The Tribunal was assisted by an interpreter for the landlord.
This was a periodic tenancy beginning on 28 May 2025.
Several notices were sent to the landlord by the Council requiring that long grass and rubbish at the property be cleaned up.
On 28 April 2026 the Council e-mail the landlord, “I drove past last week and it look like your tenants have gone. It has been 3 months since I asked to have the rubbish removed.”
The landlord lives in Auckland and did not immediately check whether the tenant had vacated.
Rent records provided by the landlord prove that the tenant has paid no rent since 12 March 2026.
Where a tenant has abandoned the premises, the tenant is requires to pay rent for 21 days from the date the landlord first became aware, or ought reasonably have become aware, that the tenant had abandoned the premises 1 .
I accept that the landlord did not take steps to check whether the tenant had left. That was within his control. I find that from the date of the Council’s notification he ought reasonably have been aware that the tenant had gone. The tenant is liable for rent for 21 days from that date, as proved by the landlord’s rent records.
The landlord has provided water rates invoices showing the amount owed to the date of the last reading. A final reading will be done when the meter can be uncovered.
The landlord has indicated significant further claims for breach of the tenant’s end of tenancy obligations. Those claims will need to be brought though a separate application, when the landlord has the information to quantify claimed losses. Any further application should reference this application number.
Because [The applicant/s] has succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5488714 — Rent arrears

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