Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5517167 — Rent arrears
Decided 10 Sept 2026 · Published 10 Sept 2026 · Application 5517167
- Rent arrears
- 14-day notice
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- The Tribunal orders suppression of the parties names and identifying details.
- [The tenant/s] owes [The landlord/s] $988.00 (“the debt”) made up of: a. Rent to 16 September 2026 - $960.00 b. Filing fee reimbursement - $28.00
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By one payment of $960 for rent on Friday 11 September 2026. b. By payment of the filing fee immediately.
- 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.
- The tenant’s application is dismissed.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing.
- The tenant appeared with a support person.
- The landlord has applied for rent arrears and refund of the bond.
- The notice of hearing records that termination was also claimed and the tenant has agreed to the hearing including a claim for a conditional termination order. The tenant wants to repay the debt to avoid immediate termination.
Should a conditional termination order be made?
- 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. 1
- Rent was at least 21 days when the application was filed. I am satisfied the tenant will pay the debt within the period specified in the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach. I have granted a conditional termination order.
- 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. 2 Rent and rent arrears
- The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing for the current rent week to the 16 September 2026 is $1,560.00 less a payment of $600.00 the landlord has received but is not recorded in the rent summary.
- The rent due is therefore $960.00 and this is ordered. Other matters
- Because the landlord has wholly succeeded with the claim, I must reimburse the filing fee.
- There was a cross-application filed by the tenant, however the tenant said he did not file a cross-application and was unable to explain who had filed it. In the circumstances I dismiss the cross-application.
- Because this order is made by consent, akin to a mediated order which would be confidential, I have suppressed both parties names and identifying details at their request. 1 See section 55(1)(a) and (1A) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. 2 See section 64(4)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.