Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5505071 — Rent arrears
Decided 10 Sept 2026 · Published 10 Sept 2026 · Application 5505071
- Rent arrears
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 landlord’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address.
- [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay [The tenant/s] landlord/s] $115.29 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $300.00 [bond number supressed] to [The tenant/s] Council], immediately.
- [The tenant/s] landlord/s] must take any of the tenant’s personal documents that have been left at the premises to the nearest Police station and obtain a receipt for them.
- The landlord may dispose of the other goods left at the premises by the tenant as the landlord sees fit.
Reasons
- [The tenant/s] landlord’s representative], representing the landlord, attended the in- person hearing. The tenant did not attend the hearing. As the tenant had been served, the hearing proceeded in her absence.
- The landlord has applied for rent arrears, disposal of goods, refund of the bond and reimbursement of the filing fee.
- The landlord said the tenancy ended on 15 April 2026.
How much rent is owed?
- The landlord has provided rent records which prove the amount owing to 15 April 2026, the end of the tenancy, which is $387.29. Disposal of goods
- The landlord has applied for the disposal of goods the tenant left at the premises at the end of the tenancy.
- The landlord provided copies of texts over a period of several weeks showing they asked the tenant repeatedly to collect the rest of her belongings after the tenancy ended. The landlord said the tenant last hung up on them and has not been in contact with the landlord about her belongings since.
- The landlord provided a list of items left by the tenant and photographs of these items. The landlord said these items have no appreciable value and they wish to dispose of them.
- It is not practicable for the landlord to the return the goods to the tenant. The value of the goods is below the cost of storing, transporting and selling them. Therefore, the landlord may dispose of the goods. See sections 62(3)(b), 62B(2) and (3) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. Filing fee
- Because [The tenant/s] landlord/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. Refund of the bond
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $300.00 [bond number supressed] to [The tenant/s] Council], immediately. Suppression
- The landlord requested name suppression, which they are entitled to as they have been successful with the claim. Therefore, I order that the landlord’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address are not to be published. See section 95A(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.