How much money was awarded in case 5530985?

Filing Fee: $29.00 awarded to landlord; Letting Fee: $595.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,040.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5530985?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5530985?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/14199118-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5530985?

Filing Fee: $29.00 awarded to landlord; Letting Fee: $595.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,040.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5530985?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5530985?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/14199118-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5530985 — Rent arrears

Q: What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5530985 about?

The tribunal order states: I make an order suppressing all of the details of this tenancy, the names of both

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Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5530985 — net $204.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Letting fee	$595.00	Letting fee
Filing fee	$29.00	Filing fee
Rent arrears	$2,040.00	Rent arrears
Net award	$204.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$204.00

I make an order suppressing all of the details of this tenancy, the names of both tenants and the landlord and the address.

[The tenant/s] must pay [The landlord/s] $595.00 immediately as outlined in the table below.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,460.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

00 Total award$2,664.00 Bond$2,460.00 Total payable by Tenant to Landlord$204.00

Reasons

Both parties were represented at todays hearing.

The background to this case is that the parties entered into a fixed term tenancy that was to commence on 24 April 2026 and was to come to an end on the 24 April 2027.

The tenants entered into the agreement having viewed the property following a ’video’ inspection and following the advertisement of the property.

When the tenants arrived at the property, they were disappointed at the cleanliness of the property and stated that the advertisement of the property was misleading. They subsequently advised the property manager that they wished to vacate the property and no longer wished to stay.

The landlord today seeks payment of $2125.00 for the time the property was vacant and the letting fee of one week’s rent being $595.00.

The Tenant does not oppose the letting fee. They do however oppose the payment of the rent saying that they should not have to pay as the landlord consented to the tenant vacating the property and that he said it would only take a month to re tenant it. The tenants stayed for that month and found alternative accommodation. Further they state that the property was not clean on their arrival and that the property had been misrepresented to them.

There are specific requirements to terminate a fixed term tenancy. The tenant cannot simply give notice to end the tenancy before the expiry date unless both landlord and tenant mutually agree in writing to end the tenancy early or there are statutory grounds.

Whilst in this case, the property manager appears to agree to the termination, there were no other terms of the termination agreed to in writing.

Because the tenant has breached the fixed term of the tenancy the landlord is entitled to the rent they would have otherwise received had the tenant not breached the fixed term tenancy.

The fact that the property was not up to the cleanliness expected of the tenant, there was a commercial clean carried out days before the tenants moved in and whilst the outside bin was not clean, this does not warrant notice to terminate the tenancy.

Whilst the tenant claims the advertisement was misleading, a video walk through took place. Further the door that led from the lounge to a hallway had been built, this by no means put the tenants in a position that made the property untenable. The tenant accepted that there was nothing wrong as such with the change, it was still a change.

Having considered the evidence and submissions of both parties I do not accept that there was justification that the landlord breached any obligations to warrant the tenancy being terminated. I accepted on the balance of probabilities that the amount of rent is to be paid together with the letting fee that is accepted.

Both parties sought name suppression and consented to suppressing all details of the parties and address. Given the consent I make an order for suppression accordingly.

Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5530985 — net $204.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Letting fee	$595.00	Letting fee
Filing fee	$29.00	Filing fee
Rent arrears	$2,040.00	Rent arrears
Net award	$204.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$204.00

I make an order suppressing all of the details of this tenancy, the names of both tenants and the landlord and the address.

[The tenant/s] must pay [The landlord/s] $595.00 immediately as outlined in the table below.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,460.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

00 Total award$2,664.00 Bond$2,460.00 Total payable by Tenant to Landlord$204.00

Reasons

Both parties were represented at todays hearing.

The background to this case is that the parties entered into a fixed term tenancy that was to commence on 24 April 2026 and was to come to an end on the 24 April 2027.

The tenants entered into the agreement having viewed the property following a ’video’ inspection and following the advertisement of the property.

The landlord today seeks payment of $2125.00 for the time the property was vacant and the letting fee of one week’s rent being $595.00.

Whilst in this case, the property manager appears to agree to the termination, there were no other terms of the termination agreed to in writing.

Because the tenant has breached the fixed term of the tenancy the landlord is entitled to the rent they would have otherwise received had the tenant not breached the fixed term tenancy.

Both parties sought name suppression and consented to suppressing all details of the parties and address. Given the consent I make an order for suppression accordingly.

Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

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