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Tenancy Tribunal case 9080285 — Tenancy dispute in Owhata, Rotorua
Decided 15 Jul 2026 · Published 15 Jul 2026 · Application 9080285
- Costs
- Interest
- Ordinary Levy
- Special Levy
- Unit Titles
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Location
Rotorua
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
J Tam
Dispute themes
Award balance
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
- Gross award
- $33,023.97
- Total balance for Tenant to pay Landlord
- $33,023.97
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORDER as follows DescriptionsApplicantRespondent | $6,789.56 | ORDER as follows DescriptionsApplicantRespondent | |
| Ordinary Levy: Unit B operational levies for 2025/2026, due on 20 January 2026 | $845.00 | Ordinary Levy: Unit B operational levies for 2025/2026, due on 20 January 2026 | |
| Costs: Unit C operational levies for 2025/2026, due on 20 January 2026 | $6,789.56 | Costs: Unit C operational levies for 2025/2026, due on 20 January 2026 | |
| Costs: collection costs incurred by body corporate for Unit C | $345.00 |
Order
[The party] must pay Body Corporate 36965 $33,023.97 immediately, calculated as follows: DescriptionsApplicantRespondent Ordinary Levy: Unit B operational levies for 2025/2026, due on 20 January 2026 $6,789.56 Costs: collection costs incurred by body corporate for Unit B $845.00 Interest on Unit B: to 15 July 2026$327.38 Tribunal Filing Fee$500.00 Costs: Unit C operational levies for 2025/2026, due on 20 January 2026 $6,789.56 Costs: collection costs incurred by body corporate for Unit C $345.00 Interest on Unit C: to 15 July 2026$327.38 Ordinary Levy: Unit G operational levies for 2025/2026, due on 20 January 2026 $15,161.20 Special Levy: building insurance levy due on 24 Oct 2025 $802.81
Costs: collection costs incurred by body corporate for Unit G $345.00 Interest on Unit G: to 15 July 2026$791.08 Total award$33,023.97 Total interest Total award with interest$33,023.97 Total payable by Respondent to Applicant $33,023.97
Reasons
- Only the manager for the body corporate attended the hearing.
- The body corporate has applied for recovery of unpaid levies, interest, costs and the filing fee from the unit owner of Units B, C and G (also identified as Units 2, 3, 7) of the unit title development at 1-13/500 Te Ngae Road, Owhata, Rotorua.
Does the Unit Owner owe the levies claimed?
- A unit owner must pay all body corporate levies and outgoings payable for the units. 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.
- 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 as set out in the table above.
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 collection 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.
Topics & place
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Residential Tenancies Act sections
s0800, s102(4), s124, s124(1), s128, s176(1), s2, s80(1)
Key findings
- Dispute theme: unit titles
- Dispute theme: ordinary levy
- Dispute theme: costs
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
What was Tenancy Tribunal case 9080285 about?
The tribunal order states: [The party] must pay Body Corporate 36965 $33,023.97 immediately, calculated
How much money was awarded in case 9080285?
Costs: collection costs incurred by…: $345.00 awarded to landlord; Costs: collection costs incurred by…: $345.00 awarded to landlord; Costs: Unit C operational levies for…: $6,789.56 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Interest On Unit B:: $327.38 awarded to landlord; Interest On Unit C:: $327.38 awarded to landlord; Interest On Unit G:: $791.08 awarded to landlord; ORDER As Follows DescriptionsApplica…: $6,789.56 awarded to landlord; Ordinary Levy: Unit B operational le…: $845.00 awarded to landlord; Ordinary Levy: Unit G operational le…: $15,161.20 awarded to landlord; Special Levy: building insurance lev…: $802.81 awarded to landlord
What type of tenancy dispute was case 9080285?
The dispute type was not classified.
Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 9080285?
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13897937-UTA_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
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