What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5531622 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 5531622?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,218.01 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $317.71 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5531622?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5531622?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/14195757-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5531622 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 5531622?

Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $28.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,218.01 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $317.71 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5531622?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5531622?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/14195757-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

New Zealand Tenancy Tribunal Case 5531622 — Rent arrears

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5531622 — net $3,591.72 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears from 27 May to 16 September 2026	$3,218.01	3. I note that $893.42 rent arrears (to 26 May 2026), $30.49 water rates arrears (to 11 April 2026), $67.00 filing fee for the prior attachment order and $50.0…
Water rates: 12 April to 12 August 2026	$317.71	2. The landlord has applied for immediate termination of the tenancy/possession, rent and water rates arrears and reimbursement of the filing fee.
Filing fee reimbursement: From TT 5496734	$28.00	From TT 5496734
Filing fee reimbursement: From TT 5531622	$28.00	From TT 5531622
Net award	$3,591.72
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$3,591.72

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.
The tenancy of [The tenant/s] tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The tenant/s] landlord], at 11:59pm on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay [The tenant/s] landlord] $3,591.72 (“the debt”) immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay the debt as follows: a. By 35 fortnightly payment of $100.00towards the repayment of the debt, commencing on 2 October 2026 and ending on 04 February 2028; and b. By 35 final payment of $100.00 for the debt, to be made on Friday 18 February 2028.
The parties have agreed that the Order for payment of the debt will be enforced by attachment order, as follows. Total Amount Payable: $3,591.72 Name: [Employer] Debtor's employer details Address: [address suppressed] Debtor's date of birth (or WINZ number) DOB: [suppressed] Employee number: [suppressed] Deduction amountAmount $100.00 or Percentage % Deduction frequency (Weekly/Fortnightly/Monthly) Fortnightly, commencing Friday 2 October 2026 and ending Friday 18 February 2028, with the last payment being $100.00. Company Name: [landlord] Address: [address suppressed] Phone: [suppressed]Email: [suppressed] Person or company to be paid Bank: [suppressed]Branch: [suppressed] Bank Account:[suppressed] This attachment order is made pursuant to s77(2)(pa) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. Unless varied, this attachment order will use the protected earnings rate percentage specified in the District Courts Act 2016 and will continue until the debt and associated costs have been paid in full. Please note that a prior attachment order is in place for the repayment of a debt of $1,340.91 made by the Ministry of Justice on 25 June 2026 under court reference [suppressed], agent reference [suppressed] - Debt C and Court enforcement number 448149734. This debt amount is separate from the $3,591.72 owed under this reference [2026] NZTT 5531622 and the amounts to be deducted from [The tenant/s] tenant/s]’s wages is additional to the $50.00 per week ordered under court reference [suppressed]. Where [The tenant/s] tenant/s] pays lump sums against this Order [2026] NZTT 5531622 the payment amounts will be notified to Ms Toese’s employer [Employer suppressed]
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must take a copy of this Order to her employer in time to allow it to set up the direct debit by the first due payment date of 2 October 2026.
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] agrees to make lump sum payments if her financial situation improves, and she had surplus money to enable her to do so. If she does so she must inform her employer so that they can correct the final payment date in their records for the direct debits being made from the tenant’s wages.
Any bond money owing to [The tenant/s] tenant/s] at the end of the tenancy will be used to offset the debts owed to [The tenant/s] landlord].
The exit inspection is to be carried out on Thursday 17 September 2026, during which the tenant must hand back the keys to the property manager. This inspection is to take place at 9:00am, unless otherwise agreed between the parties.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing on 10 September 2026.
The landlord has applied for immediate termination of the tenancy/possession, rent and water rates arrears and reimbursement of the filing fee.
I note that $893.42 rent arrears (to 26 May 2026), $30.49 water rates arrears (to 11 April 2026), $67.00 filing fee for the prior attachment order and $50.00 costs, minus $50.00 paid is still owing under the prior attachment order made by the court under court reference number [suppressed]. This debt is separate to the debt set out in this Order and has not been included in this Order, as it is being enforced separately.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

The tenant has experienced financial hardship. As a result of her financial situation, her rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed.
The tenant agreed a payment plan during mediation on 26 May 2026, that she said she could afford. This was recorded in a sealed mediator order NZTT 5496734. The tenant did not stick to the repayment plan because the Court assessed the amounts to be paid under the attachment order as $50.00 per week, being no more than 40% of her weekly wage, instead of the $150.00 per week set out in the mediator’s order. Additionally, the tenant has failed to pay her rent in full and on time each week since the mediator’s order. This has led to further rent arrears accruing.
The landlord has agreed to a delayed end date for the tenancy, based on the tenant having agreed to the repayment of debt plan set out in Orders 4 and 5 above. This is to allow the tenant time to find new accommodation and move out leaving the house free from rubbish/discarded personal belongings, clean, tidy and any damages remedied.
The tenancy is terminated on 16 September 2026 as the rent was more than 21 days in arrears at the date of the Tribunal application and was still in significant arrears today. The owners have instructed the property manager to terminate the tenancy immediately, as they cannot financially sustain topping up the mortgage repayments when they are not receiving rent payments in full and on time. The situation has become untenable for them due to the tenant’s recidivist rent breaches. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing as at 16 September 2026. Reimbursement of filing fee
Section 102(4) of the RTA confirms that applicants that are wholly or substantially successful in proving their claims will have their filing fee reimbursed.
Because [The tenant/s] applicant] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
I have also awarded the filing fee for [2026]NZTT 5496734, which was missed by the mediator on 26 May 2026, and relates to the same matters in this current application.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5531622 — net $3,591.72 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears from 27 May to 16 September 2026	$3,218.01	3. I note that $893.42 rent arrears (to 26 May 2026), $30.49 water rates arrears (to 11 April 2026), $67.00 filing fee for the prior attachment order and $50.0…
Water rates: 12 April to 12 August 2026	$317.71	2. The landlord has applied for immediate termination of the tenancy/possession, rent and water rates arrears and reimbursement of the filing fee.
Filing fee reimbursement: From TT 5496734	$28.00	From TT 5496734
Filing fee reimbursement: From TT 5531622	$28.00	From TT 5531622
Net award	$3,591.72
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$3,591.72

Order

An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.
The tenancy of [The tenant/s] tenant/s] at [Tenancy address suppressed] is terminated, and possession is granted to [The tenant/s] landlord], at 11:59pm on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay [The tenant/s] landlord] $3,591.72 (“the debt”) immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay the debt as follows: a. By 35 fortnightly payment of $100.00towards the repayment of the debt, commencing on 2 October 2026 and ending on 04 February 2028; and b. By 35 final payment of $100.00 for the debt, to be made on Friday 18 February 2028.
The parties have agreed that the Order for payment of the debt will be enforced by attachment order, as follows. Total Amount Payable: $3,591.72 Name: [Employer] Debtor's employer details Address: [address suppressed] Debtor's date of birth (or WINZ number) DOB: [suppressed] Employee number: [suppressed] Deduction amountAmount $100.00 or Percentage % Deduction frequency (Weekly/Fortnightly/Monthly) Fortnightly, commencing Friday 2 October 2026 and ending Friday 18 February 2028, with the last payment being $100.00. Company Name: [landlord] Address: [address suppressed] Phone: [suppressed]Email: [suppressed] Person or company to be paid Bank: [suppressed]Branch: [suppressed] Bank Account:[suppressed] This attachment order is made pursuant to s77(2)(pa) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. Unless varied, this attachment order will use the protected earnings rate percentage specified in the District Courts Act 2016 and will continue until the debt and associated costs have been paid in full. Please note that a prior attachment order is in place for the repayment of a debt of $1,340.91 made by the Ministry of Justice on 25 June 2026 under court reference [suppressed], agent reference [suppressed] - Debt C and Court enforcement number 448149734. This debt amount is separate from the $3,591.72 owed under this reference [2026] NZTT 5531622 and the amounts to be deducted from [The tenant/s] tenant/s]’s wages is additional to the $50.00 per week ordered under court reference [suppressed]. Where [The tenant/s] tenant/s] pays lump sums against this Order [2026] NZTT 5531622 the payment amounts will be notified to Ms Toese’s employer [Employer suppressed]
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must take a copy of this Order to her employer in time to allow it to set up the direct debit by the first due payment date of 2 October 2026.
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] agrees to make lump sum payments if her financial situation improves, and she had surplus money to enable her to do so. If she does so she must inform her employer so that they can correct the final payment date in their records for the direct debits being made from the tenant’s wages.
Any bond money owing to [The tenant/s] tenant/s] at the end of the tenancy will be used to offset the debts owed to [The tenant/s] landlord].
The exit inspection is to be carried out on Thursday 17 September 2026, during which the tenant must hand back the keys to the property manager. This inspection is to take place at 9:00am, unless otherwise agreed between the parties.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing on 10 September 2026.
The landlord has applied for immediate termination of the tenancy/possession, rent and water rates arrears and reimbursement of the filing fee.
I note that $893.42 rent arrears (to 26 May 2026), $30.49 water rates arrears (to 11 April 2026), $67.00 filing fee for the prior attachment order and $50.00 costs, minus $50.00 paid is still owing under the prior attachment order made by the court under court reference number [suppressed]. This debt is separate to the debt set out in this Order and has not been included in this Order, as it is being enforced separately.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

The tenant has experienced financial hardship. As a result of her financial situation, her rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed.
The tenant agreed a payment plan during mediation on 26 May 2026, that she said she could afford. This was recorded in a sealed mediator order NZTT 5496734. The tenant did not stick to the repayment plan because the Court assessed the amounts to be paid under the attachment order as $50.00 per week, being no more than 40% of her weekly wage, instead of the $150.00 per week set out in the mediator’s order. Additionally, the tenant has failed to pay her rent in full and on time each week since the mediator’s order. This has led to further rent arrears accruing.
The landlord has agreed to a delayed end date for the tenancy, based on the tenant having agreed to the repayment of debt plan set out in Orders 4 and 5 above. This is to allow the tenant time to find new accommodation and move out leaving the house free from rubbish/discarded personal belongings, clean, tidy and any damages remedied.
The tenancy is terminated on 16 September 2026 as the rent was more than 21 days in arrears at the date of the Tribunal application and was still in significant arrears today. The owners have instructed the property manager to terminate the tenancy immediately, as they cannot financially sustain topping up the mortgage repayments when they are not receiving rent payments in full and on time. The situation has become untenable for them due to the tenant’s recidivist rent breaches. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing as at 16 September 2026. Reimbursement of filing fee
Section 102(4) of the RTA confirms that applicants that are wholly or substantially successful in proving their claims will have their filing fee reimbursed.
Because [The tenant/s] applicant] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.
I have also awarded the filing fee for [2026]NZTT 5496734, which was missed by the mediator on 26 May 2026, and relates to the same matters in this current application.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5531622 — Rent arrears

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5531622 — Rent arrears

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Claims & awards

Order

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Should the tenancy be terminated?

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Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions

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