What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5507642 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 5507642?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,600.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5507642?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5507642?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13744724-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5507642 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 5507642?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,600.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5507642?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5507642?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13744724-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5507642 — Rent arrears

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5507642. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
Rent arrears to 16 June 2026	$3,600.00		Rent arrears to 16 June 2026
Reimbursement of the filing fee	$28.00		Reimbursement of the filing fee

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s and tenant’s names and identifying details.
[The tenant/s] owes [The landlord/s] $3,628.00 (debt - rent arrears to 16 June 2026 and reimbursement of the filing fee).
[The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. Lump sum payment of $1,800.00 by 16 June 2026 b. Thereafter by weekly payments $500.00, being $450.00 for rent and $50.00 for the debt. c. Payments will be every Wednesday, with the first payment on 17 June 2026 and continuing until the debt is paid in full.
Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent, rent arrears, and the filing fee.
If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 2 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at [Tenancy address suppressed] will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
If the tenant fails to pay the filing fee within 2 working days of the due date, the filing fee will be payable immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The commencement date for this tenancy is unclear, although it appears to have been in existence for at least a decade. The landlord states that earlier this year, the property was sold subject to the tenancy. It appears that prior to this, the previous owner managed the tenancy themselves.
There is no tenancy agreement or any rent records prior to the landlord being engaged by the new owner on 22 April 2026.
In their application, the landlord states that the owner took a payment of $450.00 on 14 May 2026 and refers to another real estate agent as being the previous landlord. Both of these statements are incorrect. The landlord states that on 14 April 2026, the previous owner / landlord took a payment of $450.00; the other real estate agent had been engaged by the previous owner to market the property only.
The landlord believed that the rent was up to date to 22 April 2026, which is the date their rent summary commences.
The landlord states that they provided the tenant with details of the change of landlord, including new bank account details.
The landlord states that there have been no rent payments received since 14 April 2026.
The landlord stated that since 22 April 2026, they have issued three 14-day breach notices, none of which have been remedied.
The tenant accepts that rent payments have not been received by the landlord. The tenant acknowledged that they received advice of the change of landlord and the new account details. They stated they usually paid the rent using internet banking but had entered the account numbers incorrectly, and that the funds taken from their account for rent had been paid into someone else’s account and were not retrievable.
The tenant stated that they have recently made a lump sum payment of $1,800.00. The landlord states that they have not yet received this payment.
The tenant states they are a single person receiving a benefit of around $570.00 per week. They state that they intend to ask WINZ for assistance to pay the rent arrears. Law
Section 55(1)(a) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (Act) states that where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order.
Section 56(1) of the Act states the Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach were, due to the nature or extent of the breach, it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate.
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.
Under both provisions, instead of making a final order, the Tribunal may make a conditional order if it is satisfied that the tenant will pay the debt within the period specified in the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach. Analysis and decision
The recording of the landlord / tenant relationship is less than satisfactory.
The landlord is unable to provide any evidence as to what has occurred over the course of the tenancy to 22 April 2026. Although there is no complete rent record, the tenant has acknowledged that the landlord has not received weekly rent payments since 22 April 2026, apart from the lump sum payment recently made.
I accept the tenant’s explanation concerning the missing payments.
I am making a conditional termination order.
I am satisfied the tenant will pay the debt as per the terms of the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach.
The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach. See section 64(4)(b) of the Act. Costs
Because [The applicant/s] has substantially succeeded with the claim, I have reimbursed the filing fee. Name suppression
Both parties seek name suppression
Section 95A of the Act provides that on the application of a party that has been wholly or substantially successful in proceedings, the Tribunal must order that their name or identifying particulars of that party not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that it is in the public interest to publish the names of the parties, or is justified because of the parties’ conduct, or any other circumstances of the case.
Globally assessed, I find that both parties have been sufficiently successful and are entitled to suppression of their names and the address of the property.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5507642. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
Rent arrears to 16 June 2026	$3,600.00		Rent arrears to 16 June 2026
Reimbursement of the filing fee	$28.00		Reimbursement of the filing fee

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s and tenant’s names and identifying details.
[The tenant/s] owes [The landlord/s] $3,628.00 (debt - rent arrears to 16 June 2026 and reimbursement of the filing fee).
[The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. Lump sum payment of $1,800.00 by 16 June 2026 b. Thereafter by weekly payments $500.00, being $450.00 for rent and $50.00 for the debt. c. Payments will be every Wednesday, with the first payment on 17 June 2026 and continuing until the debt is paid in full.
Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent, rent arrears, and the filing fee.
If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 2 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at [Tenancy address suppressed] will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
If the tenant fails to pay the filing fee within 2 working days of the due date, the filing fee will be payable immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The commencement date for this tenancy is unclear, although it appears to have been in existence for at least a decade. The landlord states that earlier this year, the property was sold subject to the tenancy. It appears that prior to this, the previous owner managed the tenancy themselves.
There is no tenancy agreement or any rent records prior to the landlord being engaged by the new owner on 22 April 2026.
In their application, the landlord states that the owner took a payment of $450.00 on 14 May 2026 and refers to another real estate agent as being the previous landlord. Both of these statements are incorrect. The landlord states that on 14 April 2026, the previous owner / landlord took a payment of $450.00; the other real estate agent had been engaged by the previous owner to market the property only.
The landlord believed that the rent was up to date to 22 April 2026, which is the date their rent summary commences.
The landlord states that they provided the tenant with details of the change of landlord, including new bank account details.
The landlord states that there have been no rent payments received since 14 April 2026.
The landlord stated that since 22 April 2026, they have issued three 14-day breach notices, none of which have been remedied.
The tenant accepts that rent payments have not been received by the landlord. The tenant acknowledged that they received advice of the change of landlord and the new account details. They stated they usually paid the rent using internet banking but had entered the account numbers incorrectly, and that the funds taken from their account for rent had been paid into someone else’s account and were not retrievable.
The tenant stated that they have recently made a lump sum payment of $1,800.00. The landlord states that they have not yet received this payment.
The tenant states they are a single person receiving a benefit of around $570.00 per week. They state that they intend to ask WINZ for assistance to pay the rent arrears. Law
Section 55(1)(a) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (Act) states that where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order.
Section 56(1) of the Act states the Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach were, due to the nature or extent of the breach, it would be inequitable to refuse to terminate.
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.
Under both provisions, instead of making a final order, the Tribunal may make a conditional order if it is satisfied that the tenant will pay the debt within the period specified in the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach. Analysis and decision
The recording of the landlord / tenant relationship is less than satisfactory.
The landlord is unable to provide any evidence as to what has occurred over the course of the tenancy to 22 April 2026. Although there is no complete rent record, the tenant has acknowledged that the landlord has not received weekly rent payments since 22 April 2026, apart from the lump sum payment recently made.
I accept the tenant’s explanation concerning the missing payments.
I am making a conditional termination order.
I am satisfied the tenant will pay the debt as per the terms of the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach.
The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach. See section 64(4)(b) of the Act. Costs
Because [The applicant/s] has substantially succeeded with the claim, I have reimbursed the filing fee. Name suppression
Both parties seek name suppression
Section 95A of the Act provides that on the application of a party that has been wholly or substantially successful in proceedings, the Tribunal must order that their name or identifying particulars of that party not be published, unless the Tribunal considers that it is in the public interest to publish the names of the parties, or is justified because of the parties’ conduct, or any other circumstances of the case.
Globally assessed, I find that both parties have been sufficiently successful and are entitled to suppression of their names and the address of the property.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5507642 — Rent arrears

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