How much money was awarded in case 5511243?

Cleaning: $300.00 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $700.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Garage Door Remotes: $235.75 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $1,380.85 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $238.63 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $1,621.50 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $542.00 awarded to landlord; Remove Spa Pool: $211.10 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5511243?

The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5511243?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/14195095-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5511243?

Cleaning: $300.00 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $700.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Garage Door Remotes: $235.75 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $1,380.85 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $238.63 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $1,621.50 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $542.00 awarded to landlord; Remove Spa Pool: $211.10 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5511243?

The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5511243?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/14195095-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

64 Kinsella Crescent, Aidanfield, Christchurch 8025 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5511243 — Property damage

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5511243 about?

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

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Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5511243 — net $2,657.83 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Cleaning	$700.00	Cleaning
Lock/key replacement	$238.63	Lock/key replacement
Garden work, rubbish removal and curtain replacement	$1,380.85	Garden work, rubbish removal and curtain replacement
Garage door remotes	$235.75	Garage door remotes
Carpet cleaning	$300.00	Carpet cleaning
Remove spa pool	$211.10	Remove spa pool
Wall and other damage and painting	$1,621.50	Wall and other damage and painting
Carpet replacement	$542.00	Carpet replacement
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,657.83
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,657.83

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the third named tenant’s name.

[The tenant/s] tenant/s], [The tenant/s] tenant/s] and [The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Progressive Realty Limited as Agent for X & G Zhang $2,657.83 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,600.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to Progressive Realty Limited As Agent For X & G Zhang immediately.

Reasons

The landlords’ representatives and the third named tenant attended the hearing. The other two tenants did not attend.

The landlord has applied for rent arrears, compensation, payment of the bond, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy. Law

At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, remove all rubbish, return all keys and security devices, and leave all chattels provided for their benefit. The tenant must also replace standard light bulbs.

The tenant must not carelessly or intentionally damage the premises.

A landlord must prove that damage to the premises occurred during the tenancy and is more than fair wear and tear. If this is established, to avoid liability, the tenant must prove they did not carelessly or intentionally cause or permit the damage. Tenants are liable for the actions of people at the premises with their permission.

Where the damage is caused carelessly, and is covered by the landlord's insurance, the tenant's liability is limited to the lesser of the insurance excess or four weeks' rent (or four weeks' market rent in the case of a tenant paying income-related rent).

Where the damage is careless and is not covered by the landlord's insurance, the tenant's liability is limited to four weeks' rent (or market rent).

Tenants are liable for the cost of repairing damage that is intentional or which results from any activity at the premises that is an imprisonable offence.

Damage is intentional where a person intends to cause damage and takes the necessary steps to achieve that purpose. Damage is also intentional where a person does something, or allows a situation to continue, knowing that damage is a certainty.

The Tribunal must consider betterment where appropriate. The landlord should be returned to the position they would have been in had the tenant not breached their obligations and should not be better or worse off. In calculating depreciation, the Tribunal considers the age and condition of the items at the start of the tenancy and their likely useful lifespan. Claims Cleaning

The premises were not left reasonably clean and tidy. The landlord claims $900 for cleaning based on an invoice.

The third named tenant and his family members carried out some cleaning, tidying and rubbish removal shortly before and shortly after the tenancy ended. The tenancy ended on 2 April 2026 and the end of tenancy inspection and report were completed then. The tenant and his mother were at the premises on 10 April to clean and remove rubbish and the landlords’ cleaners arrived at about midday when they were still there.

The premises are a four-bedroom, two-bathroom house and the tenant accepts that landlord cleaning was needed. The invoice refers to cleaning the outsides of windows which is not a tenant responsibility. I think as well that the invoice is a bit high based on the photographs and the tenant’s evidence and so I have awarded $700 for the cleaning. Locks and Keys

Not all keys were returned and so I have awarded the cost of replacing locks and keys in the sum of $238.63 as per the invoice. Garden and Other Work

Garden work was required including removing piles of grass clippings and lawn needed repairing where it had been damaged by a dog that belonged to one of the tenants. Bins needed emptying and light bulbs, and a curtain needed replacing. There is one invoice in the sum of $1,380.85 for this work and materials and I have awarded it in full. Remotes

The garage door remotes were not returned, and I have awarded the cost of replacing them as per the invoice. Carpet Cleaning

The carpets needed cleaning. The tenant’s dog had left hair and odour and there was a stain in one of the bedrooms. As it turned out, the odour in the tenant’s bedroom could not be removed and neither could the stain in one of the other bedrooms. The landlord is entitled to recover the cost of carpet cleaning which I have awarded in full. Spa Pool

One of the tenants, believed to be [The tenant/s] tenant/s], left a spa pool at the premises and it had to be removed. I have awarded the cost of removing it. Wall and Other Damage

There was some damage to walls and skirtings, including dog damage which is beyond fair wear and tear. I have awarded the cost of repairing the damage and painting the affected areas based on an invoice. Carpet

Carpet in the two bedrooms that could not be cleaned was replaced at a cost of $1,084. The carpet had been in the premises since at least 2015. It was in reasonable condition. But some deduction for the age of the carpet is required to avoid betterment to the landlord. I have therefore awarded half the cost of replacing the carpet being $542. Filing Fee

The landlords have been substantially successful and so I have awarded the filing fee. Name Suppression

The third named tenant sought name suppression which would not usually be granted in a case such as this. But I have granted it because the circumstances are exceptional.

The third named tenant is a young man who joined this tenancy with two older men hoping to gain some more experience of life. He was successful is that, but not in the way that he hoped.

By the end of the tenancy there were substantial rent arrears, not of his making. With assistance from his family, he has cleared the arrears in full5 in full5 on behalf of the other tenants.

In terms of the other liabilities, he has done his best and many of them are not of his making. The tenant with the dog did not have permission from the landlords to have it and it has been responsible for significant damage and cost. The other tenants did not return their keys. The spa pool belonged to another tenant.

Due to joint and several liability all tenants are liable in full under this order. In this case the third named tenant is plainly entitled to a contribution, if not a full indemnity from the other tenants but that is not something that this Tribunal can deal with. But it is fair to grant him name suppression so that he does not suffer the consequences of having his name associated with this decision. The only thing he has done wrong is getting associated with the wrong flatmates.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5511243 — net $2,657.83 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Cleaning	$700.00	Cleaning
Lock/key replacement	$238.63	Lock/key replacement
Garden work, rubbish removal and curtain replacement	$1,380.85	Garden work, rubbish removal and curtain replacement
Garage door remotes	$235.75	Garage door remotes
Carpet cleaning	$300.00	Carpet cleaning
Remove spa pool	$211.10	Remove spa pool
Wall and other damage and painting	$1,621.50	Wall and other damage and painting
Carpet replacement	$542.00	Carpet replacement
Filing fee reimbursement	$28.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,657.83
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,657.83