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Tenancy Tribunal case 5548617 — Tenancy dispute
Decided 11 Sept 2026 · Published 11 Sept 2026 · Application 5548617
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 Feist
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the landlord’s and tenant’s name and identifying details.
- The application is dismissed.
Reasons
- This order should be read in conjunction with the early order issued on 20 August 2026 in respect of the same proceedings.
- This matter was first called on 20 August 2026. [Property manager], property manager, appeared for the landlord.
- That hearing was adjourned to provide the landlord with an opportunity to serve a notice to vacate on the tenant’s next of kin under section 50A(1)(b) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (the “Act”).
- Today’s hearing proceeded by way of video conference. Only [property manager], property manager and agent of the landlord, appeared at the hearing.
- The landlord confirmed that on 20 August 2026 a notice to vacate was successfully served on the deceased tenant’s next of kin, terminating the tenancy on 11 September 2026.
- The landlord confirmed that termination of the tenancy is no longer required under section 50A(2) of the Act. Accordingly the claim is dismissed.
- The landlord is reminded of their responsibilities under section 62 of the Act relating to any of the deceased tenant’s belonging left behind in the property. The landlord must comply with those responsibilities.
- I order that the name and identifying details of both parties are suppressed. There is no public interest in naming either party in the circumstances of this case.