What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5542037 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] tenant/s] at Unit/Flat Unit 5, 266 Armagh Street,

How much money was awarded in case 5542037?

Filing Fee: $29.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $506.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5542037?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5542037?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13990287-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5542037 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] tenant/s] at Unit/Flat Unit 5, 266 Armagh Street,

How much money was awarded in case 5542037?

Filing Fee: $29.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $506.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5542037?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5542037?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13990287-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

Unit/Flat Unit 5, 266 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central, Tenancy Tribunal Case 5542037 — Rent arrears

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5542037 — net $535.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 3 August 2026	$506.00	Rent arrears to 3 August 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$29.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$535.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$535.00

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] tenant/s] at Unit/Flat Unit 5, 266 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011 is terminated, and possession is granted to Irelands Real Estate Limited As Agent For Sonya And [The tenant/s] landlord/s], at 5:00pm on Sunday 9 August 2026.

[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Irelands Real Estate Limited As Agent For Sonya And [The tenant/s] landlord/s] $535.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not.

I am satisfied that the tenant had received proper notice of the hearing time, date and place and chose not to attend.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and reimbursement of the application fee.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

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. See section 56(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

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.

The tenant has breached their obligations by recidivist rent breaches over an extended period of time.

While the landlord has not served a 14-day notice on the tenant for the recent rent breaches, the property manager has met with the tenant repeatedly and explained the repercussions of continuing the ongoing recidivist rent breaches that have occurred since 31 March 2026 and the tenant has not remedied the breach since that date, despite promising to do so.

The landlord has made two prior Tribunal applications that resulted in the tenant remedying the rent arrears for a short time and then he falls back into the same recidivist rent beach pattern that has been ongoing since 4 November 2025.

It would be inequitable to refuse to terminate the tenancy because the tenant continues to engage in recidivist rent breaches. He does not pay his rent in full and on time each week and failed to attend mediation, where the landlord had hoped to agree some sort of conditional termination repayment-based agreement with the tenant. He also failed to appear at today’s hearing and did not answer the calls to his mobile phone during the hearing. The tenant has shown no signs of remedying his recidivist rent breaches and the landlord can no longer continue to carry this ongoing debt. No attempt has been made by the tenant to agree a repayment plan and plan with the landlord how he can pay off the arrears and get back to paying rent a week in advance, as contractually required.

The tenancy is terminated. 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 Irelands Real Estate Limited As Agent For Sonya And [The tenant/s] landlord/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5542037 — net $535.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 3 August 2026	$506.00	Rent arrears to 3 August 2026
Filing fee reimbursement	$29.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$535.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$535.00

Order

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] tenant/s] at Unit/Flat Unit 5, 266 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011 is terminated, and possession is granted to Irelands Real Estate Limited As Agent For Sonya And [The tenant/s] landlord/s], at 5:00pm on Sunday 9 August 2026.
[The tenant/s] tenant/s] must pay Irelands Real Estate Limited As Agent For Sonya And [The tenant/s] landlord/s] $535.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:

Reasons

The landlord attended the hearing. The tenant did not.
I am satisfied that the tenant had received proper notice of the hearing time, date and place and chose not to attend.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and reimbursement of the application fee.

Should the tenancy be terminated?

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. See section 56(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
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.
The tenant has breached their obligations by recidivist rent breaches over an extended period of time.
While the landlord has not served a 14-day notice on the tenant for the recent rent breaches, the property manager has met with the tenant repeatedly and explained the repercussions of continuing the ongoing recidivist rent breaches that have occurred since 31 March 2026 and the tenant has not remedied the breach since that date, despite promising to do so.
The landlord has made two prior Tribunal applications that resulted in the tenant remedying the rent arrears for a short time and then he falls back into the same recidivist rent beach pattern that has been ongoing since 4 November 2025.
It would be inequitable to refuse to terminate the tenancy because the tenant continues to engage in recidivist rent breaches. He does not pay his rent in full and on time each week and failed to attend mediation, where the landlord had hoped to agree some sort of conditional termination repayment-based agreement with the tenant. He also failed to appear at today’s hearing and did not answer the calls to his mobile phone during the hearing. The tenant has shown no signs of remedying his recidivist rent breaches and the landlord can no longer continue to carry this ongoing debt. No attempt has been made by the tenant to agree a repayment plan and plan with the landlord how he can pay off the arrears and get back to paying rent a week in advance, as contractually required.
The tenancy is terminated. 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 Irelands Real Estate Limited As Agent For Sonya And [The tenant/s] landlord/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5542037 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat Unit 5, 266 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central,

At a glance

Tenancy Tribunal case 5542037 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat Unit 5, 266 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central,

At a glance

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions

Reduce avoidable tribunal risk with proper tenant checks.

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should the tenancy be terminated?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions

Reduce avoidable tribunal risk with proper tenant checks.