What was Tenancy Tribunal case 9072144 about?

The tribunal order states: [The party] must pay Body Corporate 550811 $8,220.67 immediately, calculated

How much money was awarded in case 9072144?

Costs: Appearance fee for legal repr…: $161.00 awarded to landlord; Costs: Body Corporate Management: $598.00 awarded to landlord; Costs: Section 124 Costs: $4,900.60 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Interest: $151.22 awarded to landlord; ORDER As Follows DescriptionsApplica…: $1,909.85 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 9072144?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 9072144?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12664935-UTA_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 9072144 about?

The tribunal order states: [The party] must pay Body Corporate 550811 $8,220.67 immediately, calculated

How much money was awarded in case 9072144?

Costs: Appearance fee for legal repr…: $161.00 awarded to landlord; Costs: Body Corporate Management: $598.00 awarded to landlord; Costs: Section 124 Costs: $4,900.60 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Interest: $151.22 awarded to landlord; ORDER As Follows DescriptionsApplica…: $1,909.85 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 9072144?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 9072144?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12664935-UTA_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

Christchurch, Christchurch Tenancy Tribunal Case 9072144 — Tenancy dispute

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Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 9072144 — net $8,220.67 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
ORDER as follows DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levy due for payment on 20 January 2025	$1,909.85	ORDER as follows DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levy due for payment on 20 January 2025
Costs: body corporate management	$598.00	Costs: body corporate management
Costs: Appearance fee for legal representative	$161.00	Costs: Appearance fee for legal representative
Interest on outstanding levy to 5 November 2025 at 10	$151.22	Interest on outstanding levy to 5 November 2025 at 10
Costs: section 124 costs	$4,900.60	Costs: section 124 costs
Filing Fee	$500.00	Filing Fee
Net award	$8,220.67
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$8,220.67

Claims and awards for application 9072144 — net $8,220.67 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

ORDER as follows DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levy due for payment on 20 January 2025

Amount: $1,909.85
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: ORDER as follows DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levy due for payment on 20 January 2025

Costs: body corporate management

Amount: $598.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Costs: body corporate management

Costs: Appearance fee for legal representative

Amount: $161.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Costs: Appearance fee for legal representative

Interest on outstanding levy to 5 November 2025 at 10

Amount: $151.22
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Interest on outstanding levy to 5 November 2025 at 10

Costs: section 124 costs

Amount: $4,900.60
Awarded to

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Interest

Order

[The party] must pay Body Corporate 550811 $8,220.67 immediately, calculated as follows: DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levy due for payment on 20 January 2025 $1,909.85 Costs: body corporate management costs for collection of levy $598.00 Costs: section 124 costs$4,900.60 Costs: Appearance fee for legal representative $161.00 Filing Fee$500.00 Interest on outstanding levy to 5 November 2025 at 10% $151.22 Total award$8,220.67 Total payable by Respondent to Applicant $8,220.67

Reasons

Ms MacGregor represented Price Baker Berridge, the law firm instructed by the body corporate to collect the outstanding levy from the unit owner.
The unit owner did not attend the hearing which I conducted by phone. The registrar’s call to the unit owner could not connect.
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 1 .
The body corporate has determined the levies payable by all the unit owners and this unit owner's share has been calculated according to their utility interest.
The body corporate has fixed the due date for the levies to be paid (20 January 2025), and the unit owner has not paid the levy by that date. 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 2 .
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 Body Corporate 162791 v Cheah 3 and Body Corporate 162791 v Gilbert 4 , it was confirmed that the Tribunal must order that the reasonable costs incurred by 1 See sections 80(1)(f) and 121(1) Unit Titles Act 2010 (UTA). 2 See section 128 UTA 3 CIV-2014-004-0120 4 [2015] NZCA 185 the body corporate in recovering a levy, 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 5 .

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 9072144 — net $8,220.67 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
ORDER as follows DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levy due for payment on 20 January 2025	$1,909.85	ORDER as follows DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levy due for payment on 20 January 2025
Costs: body corporate management	$598.00	Costs: body corporate management
Costs: Appearance fee for legal representative	$161.00	Costs: Appearance fee for legal representative
Interest on outstanding levy to 5 November 2025 at 10	$151.22	Interest on outstanding levy to 5 November 2025 at 10
Costs: section 124 costs	$4,900.60	Costs: section 124 costs
Filing Fee	$500.00	Filing Fee
Net award	$8,220.67
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$8,220.67

Claims and awards for application 9072144 — net $8,220.67 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

ORDER as follows DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levy due for payment on 20 January 2025

Amount: $1,909.85
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: ORDER as follows DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levy due for payment on 20 January 2025

Costs: body corporate management

Amount: $598.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Costs: body corporate management

Costs: Appearance fee for legal representative

Amount: $161.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Costs: Appearance fee for legal representative

Interest on outstanding levy to 5 November 2025 at 10

Amount: $151.22
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Interest on outstanding levy to 5 November 2025 at 10

Costs: section 124 costs

Amount: $4,900.60
Awarded to

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Interest

Order

[The party] must pay Body Corporate 550811 $8,220.67 immediately, calculated as follows: DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levy due for payment on 20 January 2025 $1,909.85 Costs: body corporate management costs for collection of levy $598.00 Costs: section 124 costs$4,900.60 Costs: Appearance fee for legal representative $161.00 Filing Fee$500.00 Interest on outstanding levy to 5 November 2025 at 10% $151.22 Total award$8,220.67 Total payable by Respondent to Applicant $8,220.67

Reasons

Ms MacGregor represented Price Baker Berridge, the law firm instructed by the body corporate to collect the outstanding levy from the unit owner.
The unit owner did not attend the hearing which I conducted by phone. The registrar’s call to the unit owner could not connect.
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 1 .
The body corporate has determined the levies payable by all the unit owners and this unit owner's share has been calculated according to their utility interest.
The body corporate has fixed the due date for the levies to be paid (20 January 2025), and the unit owner has not paid the levy by that date. 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 2 .
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 Body Corporate 162791 v Cheah 3 and Body Corporate 162791 v Gilbert 4 , it was confirmed that the Tribunal must order that the reasonable costs incurred by 1 See sections 80(1)(f) and 121(1) Unit Titles Act 2010 (UTA). 2 See section 128 UTA 3 CIV-2014-004-0120 4 [2015] NZCA 185 the body corporate in recovering a levy, 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 5 .

Tenancy Tribunal case 9072144 — Tenancy dispute in Christchurch, Christchurch

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Tenancy Tribunal case 9072144 — Tenancy dispute in Christchurch, Christchurch

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

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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

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