What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5499709 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 4 Roimata Place, Woolston, Christchurch 8023

How much money was awarded in case 5499709?

2. Glenn Wilson To Pay ŌTautahi Comm…: $28.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5499709?

The primary dispute was 14-day notice.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5499709?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13658391-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5499709 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 4 Roimata Place, Woolston, Christchurch 8023

How much money was awarded in case 5499709?

2. Glenn Wilson To Pay ŌTautahi Comm…: $28.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5499709?

The primary dispute was 14-day notice.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5499709?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13658391-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

4 Roimata Place, Woolston, Christchurch 8023 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5499709 — 14-day notice

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Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5499709. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
2. Glenn Wilson to pay Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust	$28.00		2. Glenn Wilson to pay Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at 4 Roimata Place, Woolston, Christchurch 8023 is terminated, and possession is granted to Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust, at 5.00pm today 26 May 2026.

[The tenant/s] to pay Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust $28.00 immediately being reimbursement of the filing fee on this application.

Reasons

Mr Woodbury and Mr Olds represented the landlord. The tenant did not attend the hearing.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy for breach by the tenant of his obligations under the tenancy agreement 1 and the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) – the use of the premises for an unlawful purpose.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

The Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach where, due to the nature or extent of the breach, it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate 2 .

Where the breach is capable of remedy the landlord must first serve a notice on the tenant requiring them to remedy the breach within at least 14 days and establish that the tenant has failed to do so. Where the breach is not capable of remedy that is not required.

The tenant has breached his obligations by using or permitting the use of methamphetamine at the premises.

The tenancy started on 22 May 2025. On 20 May 2025, the landlord undertook methamphetamine testing which showed no detectable methamphetamine contamination.

On 22 April 2026 the landlord undertook further testing at the premises including some of the areas previously tested.

The laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of methamphetamine at levels including 7.7, 9.6 and 9.8 μg/100cm².

When the landlord‘s staff interviewed the tenant about the results he admitted allowing other people to stay at the premises.

Methamphetamine is a Class A controlled drug under Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. The possession and/or use of controlled drugs is an offence under that Act.

Section 40 RTA sets out a tenant’s responsibilities. Using the premises, or permitting the premises to be used, for any unlawful purpose is prohibited and is an unlawful act 3 .

The landlord believes that the tenant is no longer residing at the premises, but other people are.

It would be inequitable to refuse to terminate the tenancy because the evidence shows that the tenant has committed an unlawful act by either using or permitting the use of a controlled drug at the premises. He has therefore used the premises or permitted the premises to be used for an unlawful purpose. 1 See pages 4,5,7,8,9 and 10 of the Tenancy Agreement 2 See section 56(1) RTA 3 See sections 40(2)(b) and (3A)(c) RTA

This is a social housing tenancy for which there is great demand. That is also an important factor when considering whether it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate the tenancy. Result

The tenancy is terminated. Possession is granted to the landlord at 5.00pm today 26 May 2026. Filing fee

As the application is successful, the tenant must pay the landlord’s Tribunal filing fee.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5499709. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
2. Glenn Wilson to pay Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust	$28.00		2. Glenn Wilson to pay Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust