What was Tenancy Tribunal case 9067964 about?

The tribunal order states: [The party] must pay Body Corporate 305495 $13,862.56 immediately,

How much money was awarded in case 9067964?

Costs: Recovery To Hearing: $2,168.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Interest: $1,455.36 awarded to landlord; ORDER This Order, Dated 16 October 2…: $9,739.20 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 9067964?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 9067964?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12599073-Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 9067964 about?

The tribunal order states: [The party] must pay Body Corporate 305495 $13,862.56 immediately,

How much money was awarded in case 9067964?

Costs: Recovery To Hearing: $2,168.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Interest: $1,455.36 awarded to landlord; ORDER This Order, Dated 16 October 2…: $9,739.20 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 9067964?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 9067964?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12599073-Tribunal_Order.pdf.

Matarangi, Whitianga Tenancy Tribunal Case 9067964 — Tenancy dispute

Order

This order, dated 16 October 2025, contained a typographical error. The amount the owner must pay the body corporate is $13,862.56, not $16,061.56. The order is amended accordingly. No other changes are made.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 9067964 — net $13,862.56 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
ORDER This order, dated 16 October 2025, contained a typographical error. The calculated as follows DescriptionsApplican	$9,739.20	ORDER This order, dated 16 October 2025, contained a typographical error. The calculated as follows DescriptionsApplican
Interest to 16 October 2025	$1,455.36	Interest to 16 October 2025
Costs: recovery to hearing	$2,168.00	Costs: recovery to hearing
Filing Fee	$500.00	Filing Fee
Net award	$13,862.56
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$13,862.56

[The party] must pay Body Corporate 305495 $13,862.56 immediately, calculated as follows: DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levies: 30 June 2023 – 30 September 2025 $9,739.20 Interest to 16 October 2025$1,455.36 Costs: recovery to hearing $2,168.00 Filing Fee$500.00 Total award$13,862.56 Total award with interest$13,862.56 Total payable by Respondent to Applicant $13,862.56

Reasons

Mr Leishman has appeared for the applicant by telephone. There was no appearance by the respondent.

The application was filed on 15 May 2025 and scheduled for an in-person hearing at the Thames Courthouse on 16 October 2025. The applicant requested to attend by telephone, and this request was granted. Both parties were advised at the address for service provided. The respondent does not have a contact phone number.

Before the hearing, I asked the Thames Registrar to advise if the respondent attended the Courthouse. If they had, the intention was for them to join the hearing from there. However, they did not attend the Courthouse, and no explanation has been provided for their non-attendance. I am satisfied that it is appropriate to proceed in their absence.

The body corporate has applied for recovery of unpaid levies, interest, costs, and the filing fee from the unit owner.

Does the Unit Owner owe the levies claimed?

A unit owner must pay all body corporate levies and outgoings payable for the unit. See sections 80(1)(f) and 121(1) Unit Titles Act 2010.

The body corporate has determined the levies payable and unit owner's share has been calculated according to their utility interest.

In this case the owner has eight units.

The body corporate has fixed the due date for the levies to be paid, and the unit owner has not paid the levies by that date. See section 124(1) Unit Titles Act 2010. The body corporate has provided records to prove the amount claimed.

Is the Unit owner liable for interest?

If a unit owner fails to pay levies by the due date, interest accrues on the unpaid balance. A body corporate may charge interest up to 10% per annum. See section 128 Unit Titles Act 2010.

The body corporate has resolved to charge interest at 10 % per annum on unpaid levies. The Body Corporate has proved the amount of interest owing from the due date to the hearing date.

Is the Unit owner liable for costs?

Pursuant to section 124 UTA, and as resolved at meetings of the Body Corporate, the Body Corporate is entitled to recover any reasonable costs incurred by it in collecting unpaid levies as a debt due by the owner to the Body Corporate. In accordance with the judgments (of the District Court and Court of Appeal respectively) in Body Corporate 162791 v Cheah DC Auckland, CIV2014-004- 0120, 24 June 2014 and Body Corporate 162791 v Gilbert [2015] NZCA 185, the Tribunal must order that the reasonable costs incurred by the Body Corporate in recovering the levies, objectively assessed, be paid by a defaulting unit owner. I am satisfied that the costs ordered above are reasonable.

Because the body corporate has succeeded with the claim, I have reimbursed the filing fee. Section 176(1) Unit Titles Act 2010 and section 102(4) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 9067964 — net $13,862.56 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
ORDER This order, dated 16 October 2025, contained a typographical error. The calculated as follows DescriptionsApplican	$9,739.20	ORDER This order, dated 16 October 2025, contained a typographical error. The calculated as follows DescriptionsApplican
Interest to 16 October 2025	$1,455.36	Interest to 16 October 2025
Costs: recovery to hearing	$2,168.00	Costs: recovery to hearing
Filing Fee	$500.00	Filing Fee
Net award	$13,862.56
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$13,862.56

Order

[The party] must pay Body Corporate 305495 $13,862.56 immediately, calculated as follows: DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levies: 30 June 2023 – 30 September 2025 $9,739.20 Interest to 16 October 2025$1,455.36 Costs: recovery to hearing $2,168.00 Filing Fee$500.00 Total award$13,862.56 Total award with interest$13,862.56 Total payable by Respondent to Applicant $13,862.56

Reasons

Mr Leishman has appeared for the applicant by telephone. There was no appearance by the respondent.
The application was filed on 15 May 2025 and scheduled for an in-person hearing at the Thames Courthouse on 16 October 2025. The applicant requested to attend by telephone, and this request was granted. Both parties were advised at the address for service provided. The respondent does not have a contact phone number.
Before the hearing, I asked the Thames Registrar to advise if the respondent attended the Courthouse. If they had, the intention was for them to join the hearing from there. However, they did not attend the Courthouse, and no explanation has been provided for their non-attendance. I am satisfied that it is appropriate to proceed in their absence.
The body corporate has applied for recovery of unpaid levies, interest, costs, and the filing fee from the unit owner.

Does the Unit Owner owe the levies claimed?

A unit owner must pay all body corporate levies and outgoings payable for the unit. See sections 80(1)(f) and 121(1) Unit Titles Act 2010.
The body corporate has determined the levies payable and unit owner's share has been calculated according to their utility interest.
In this case the owner has eight units.
The body corporate has fixed the due date for the levies to be paid, and the unit owner has not paid the levies by that date. See section 124(1) Unit Titles Act 2010. The body corporate has provided records to prove the amount claimed.

Is the Unit owner liable for interest?

If a unit owner fails to pay levies by the due date, interest accrues on the unpaid balance. A body corporate may charge interest up to 10% per annum. See section 128 Unit Titles Act 2010.
The body corporate has resolved to charge interest at 10 % per annum on unpaid levies. The Body Corporate has proved the amount of interest owing from the due date to the hearing date.

Is the Unit owner liable for costs?

Pursuant to section 124 UTA, and as resolved at meetings of the Body Corporate, the Body Corporate is entitled to recover any reasonable costs incurred by it in collecting unpaid levies as a debt due by the owner to the Body Corporate. In accordance with the judgments (of the District Court and Court of Appeal respectively) in Body Corporate 162791 v Cheah DC Auckland, CIV2014-004- 0120, 24 June 2014 and Body Corporate 162791 v Gilbert [2015] NZCA 185, the Tribunal must order that the reasonable costs incurred by the Body Corporate in recovering the levies, objectively assessed, be paid by a defaulting unit owner. I am satisfied that the costs ordered above are reasonable.
Because the body corporate has succeeded with the claim, I have reimbursed the filing fee. Section 176(1) Unit Titles Act 2010 and section 102(4) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

Tenancy Tribunal case 9067964 — Tenancy dispute in Matarangi, Whitianga

At a glance

Award balance

Tenancy Tribunal case 9067964 — Tenancy dispute in Matarangi, Whitianga

At a glance

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Does the Unit Owner owe the levies claimed?

Is the Unit owner liable for interest?

Is the Unit owner liable for costs?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Does the Unit Owner owe the levies claimed?

Is the Unit owner liable for interest?

Is the Unit owner liable for costs?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions