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Tenancy Tribunal case 5503598 — Tenancy dispute
Decided 8 Jun 2026 · Published 8 Jun 2026 · Application 5503598
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
K Stirling
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
- The Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant and Landlord names and identifying details.
- The application is dismissed.
Reasons
- The application was set down for a video/telephone hearing on 4 June 2026. I am satisfied that a notice of hearing was served on both parties with instructions for joining the hearing by video or telephone. Neither party joined the hearing in this manner.
- The Tribunal telephoned the applicant tenant on the cell phone number she provided in her application, but the calls diverted to voicemail.
- The Tribunal also telephoned the landlord who answered the call. He advised that the parties had already attended a hearing and resolved matters. He was certain that there had been a remote Tribunal hearing with an adjudicator.
- There is no record of another hearing, or a mediation held for this application. A search of the applicant’s name also does not reveal another application number that may have been set down for hearing or mediated, but it is a possible explanation. Otherwise, I can only assume that the parties reached an agreement with the assistance of a third party.
- I asked Tenancy Services to message the applicant tenant on 4 June 2026 and ask her whether she wished to withdraw this application. The applicant has not responded.
- As the applicant did not attend the hearing at the scheduled time, request an adjournment, or notify the Tribunal the matter has settled, I dismiss the application. See sections 78(1)(i) and 92(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- Given that the parties may have settled the matter, I consider that it is appropriate to suppress the names and identifying details of both parties, as there is no public interest in publication of their names.