What was Tenancy Tribunal case 9075724 about?

The tribunal order states: [The party], [The party] and T&L Chamberlain Trustees

How much money was awarded in case 9075724?

Costs: Corporate Manager: $902.50 awarded to landlord; Costs: Solicitor: $6,578.84 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Levies: $10,863.88 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 9075724?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 9075724?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13531832-UTA_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 9075724 about?

The tribunal order states: [The party], [The party] and T&L Chamberlain Trustees

How much money was awarded in case 9075724?

Costs: Corporate Manager: $902.50 awarded to landlord; Costs: Solicitor: $6,578.84 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Levies: $10,863.88 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 9075724?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 9075724?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13531832-UTA_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

Milford, Auckland Tenancy Tribunal Case 9075724 — 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 9075724 — net $19,562.57 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Levies	$10,863.88	Levies
Costs: Corporate manager	$902.50	Costs: Corporate manager
Costs: Solicitor	$6,578.84	Costs: Solicitor
Filing Fee	$500.00	Filing Fee
Net award	$19,562.57
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$19,562.57

Claims and awards for application 9075724 — net $19,562.57 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Levies

Amount: $10,863.88
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Levies

Costs: Corporate manager

Amount: $902.50
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Costs: Corporate manager

Costs: Solicitor

Amount: $6,578.84
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Costs: Solicitor

Filing Fee

Amount: $500.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing Fee

Net award

Landlord $19,562.57

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $19,562.57

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Legal Costs Filing Fee

Order

[The party], [The party] and T&L Chamberlain Trustees Limited must pay Body Corporate 575617 $19,562.57 immediately, calculated as follows: DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levies$10,863.88 Costs: Corporate manager$902.50 Costs: Solicitor$6,578.84 Filing Fee$500.00 Total award$18,845.22 Total interest$717.34 Total award with interest$19,562.57 Total payable by Respondent to Applicant $19,562.57

Reasons

This order follows the Tribunal’s order made on 12 March 2026 and that order should be read together with this order.
In the previous order I found that the levies were due subject to the unit owners’ High Court claim to have the sale of the unit to them set aside. I directed the respondents to update the Tribunal regarding that claim by 9 April 2026. That has not happened, and it is not reasonable for the body corporate to wait indefinitely for the result of that claim. I am therefore issuing this final order. If the result of the respondents’ claim affects this order, they can take whatever action is needed to give effect to that.
The hearing was conducted by video conference. The applicant was represented by counsel Briar Dodson. The respondent was represented by counsel Tim Rainey.
The body corporate has applied for recovery of unpaid levies, interest, costs and the filing fee from the unit owners. Levies
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 Act).
The body corporate has determined the levies payable and unit the owners’ share has been calculated according to their utility interest.
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. The body corporate has provided records to prove the amount claimed. 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. Costs
Under section 124 of the Act 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.

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 9075724 — net $19,562.57 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Levies	$10,863.88	Levies
Costs: Corporate manager	$902.50	Costs: Corporate manager
Costs: Solicitor	$6,578.84	Costs: Solicitor
Filing Fee	$500.00	Filing Fee
Net award	$19,562.57
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$19,562.57

Claims and awards for application 9075724 — net $19,562.57 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Levies

Amount: $10,863.88
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Levies

Costs: Corporate manager

Amount: $902.50
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Costs: Corporate manager

Costs: Solicitor

Amount: $6,578.84
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Costs: Solicitor

Filing Fee

Amount: $500.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing Fee

Net award

Landlord $19,562.57

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $19,562.57

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Legal Costs Filing Fee

Order

[The party], [The party] and T&L Chamberlain Trustees Limited must pay Body Corporate 575617 $19,562.57 immediately, calculated as follows: DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Levies$10,863.88 Costs: Corporate manager$902.50 Costs: Solicitor$6,578.84 Filing Fee$500.00 Total award$18,845.22 Total interest$717.34 Total award with interest$19,562.57 Total payable by Respondent to Applicant $19,562.57

Reasons

This order follows the Tribunal’s order made on 12 March 2026 and that order should be read together with this order.
In the previous order I found that the levies were due subject to the unit owners’ High Court claim to have the sale of the unit to them set aside. I directed the respondents to update the Tribunal regarding that claim by 9 April 2026. That has not happened, and it is not reasonable for the body corporate to wait indefinitely for the result of that claim. I am therefore issuing this final order. If the result of the respondents’ claim affects this order, they can take whatever action is needed to give effect to that.
The hearing was conducted by video conference. The applicant was represented by counsel Briar Dodson. The respondent was represented by counsel Tim Rainey.
The body corporate has applied for recovery of unpaid levies, interest, costs and the filing fee from the unit owners. Levies
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 Act).
The body corporate has determined the levies payable and unit the owners’ share has been calculated according to their utility interest.
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. The body corporate has provided records to prove the amount claimed. 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. Costs
Under section 124 of the Act 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.

Tenancy Tribunal case 9075724 — Tenancy dispute in Milford, Auckland

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Tenancy Tribunal case 9075724 — Tenancy dispute in Milford, Auckland

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Award balance

Claims & awards

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Reasons

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

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