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Tenancy Tribunal case 5524689 — 14-day notice
Decided 2 Jul 2026 · Published 2 Jul 2026 · Application 5524689
- 14-day notice
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
M Edison
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
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Order
- The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name and identifying details.
- The tenant must return the premises to a reasonably clean and reasonably tidy condition by Thursday 30 July 2026.
- A further hearing will be scheduled after that date to determine whether this order has been complied with and if not, to consider making a final termination order.
Reasons
- The landlord attended the hearing today by videoconference.
- The landlord has applied for a conditional termination of the tenancy for failure to keep the premises reasonably clean and reasonably tidy.
- The landlord has served notices to remedy on 3 May 2024, 15 July 2024, and 31 March 2026. The problem appears to be longstanding.
- On 20 May 2026 an Environmental Health Officer issued a direction requiring all accumulated refuse and rubbish to be removed.
- The latest inspection report by the landlord dated 30 June 2026 shows an extreme problem with hoarding. Some rooms could not be entered because of the accumulation of items.
- The Tribunal may terminate a tenancy for breach where 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.
- I am satisfied that the current condition of the premises is in breach of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986, constitutes a nuisance and is a potential health hazard. Despite notices, the breach has not been remedied.
- The landlord sought a conditional termination order. A final termination order could have been made, however, a conditional order, giving the tenant an opportunity to remedy the issue, is also appropriate.
- The application involves the tenant’s living conditions and state of wellbeing. While there may be public interest in the use of social housing, I consider that the tenant also has a strong privacy interest. This is effectively an interim order. I grant the tenant suppression on my own initiative pursuant to section 95A(4) of the Act.