Tenancy Tribunal Orders Tenant to Pay Rent and Arrears

OUTCOME: Allowed

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[2026] NZTT 5501228

TENANCY TRIBUNAL AT REMOTE LOCATION | TE TARAIPIUNARA RETIHANGA

APPLICANT: [redacted]

Landlord

RESPONDENT: [redacted]

Tenant

TENANCY ADDRESS: 2/[ADDRESS], [POSTCODE]

ORDER

1. [RESPONDENT] owes [APPELLANT] and [NAME] $2,890.00 (“the debt”) being rent arrears to 8 June 2026.

2. [RESPONDENT] must pay the weekly rent, and the debt as follows (based on the current rent):

a. By 103 weekly payments of $260.00, being $232.00 (the current rent) and $28.00 for the debt.

b. A final payment of $238.00, being $232.00 for rent and $6.00 for the debt.

c. Payments will be every Friday, with the first payment on 05 June 2026 and continuing until 26 May 2028.

3. If the weekly rent changes, this order requires the tenant to pay the weekly rent due and $28 for the debt until the debt is paid in full.

4. Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent, rent arrears, and the filing fee.

5. If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 5 working days of the due dates:

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a. The tenancy at 2/[ADDRESS], [POSTCODE] will terminate, and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises.

b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.

Reasons:

1. Only the landlord’s representative attended the hearing.

2. The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy and rent arrears. The landlord is willing to accept a condition termination order to enable the tenant to avoid immediate termination.

3. Where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, as it is in this case, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order.

4. The landlord has proposed the terms of a conditional order, and I have therefore granted a conditional termination order in those terms.

5. The order requires the tenant to pay the weekly rent now due plus $28 towards the arrears. If the rent changes, the order takes effect to require the tenant to pay the weekly rent plus $28 towards the arrears.

6. The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach.

[NAME]

03 June 2026

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Please read carefully: Visit justice.govt.nz/tribunals/tenancy/rehearings-appeals for more information on rehearings and appeals.

Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that a substantial wrong or miscarriage of justice has happened. For example: • you did not get the letter telling you the date of the hearing, or • the adjudicator improperly admitted or rejected evidence, or • new evidence, relating to the original application, has become available.

You must give reasons and evidence to support your application for a rehearing. A rehearing will not be granted just because you disagree with the decision. You must apply within five working days of the decision using the Application for Rehearing form: justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/TT-Application-for-rehearing.pdf

Right of Appeal Both the landlord and the tenant can file an appeal. You should file your appeal at the District Court where the original hearing took place. The cost for an appeal is $260. You must apply within 10 working days after the decision is issued using this Appeal to the District Court form: justice.govt.nz/tribunals/tenancy/rehearings-appeals

Grounds for an appeal You can appeal if you think the decision was wrong, but not because you don’t like the decision. For some cases, there’ll be no right to appeal. For example, you can’t appeal: • against an interim order • a final order, or the failure to make an order, where the amount in dispute on appeal is

less than $1000 • a final order to undertake work, or the failure to make an order, where the value of the

work in dispute on appeal is less than $1000.

Enforcement Where the Tribunal made an order about money or property this is called a civil debt. The Ministry of Justice Collections Team can assist with enforcing civil debt. You can contact the collections team on [PHONE] or go to justice.govt.nz/fines/civil-debt for forms and information.

Notice to a party ordered to pay money or vacate premises, etc. Failure to comply with any order may result in substantial additional costs for enforcement. It may also involve being ordered to appear in the District Court for an examination of your means or seizure of your property.

If you require further help or information regarding this matter, visit [NAME]/disputes/enforcing- decisions or phone Tenancy Services on [PHONE].

Mēna ka hiahia koe ki ētahi atu awhina, kōrero ranei mo tēnei take, haere ki tenei ipurangi [NAME]/disputes/enforcing-decisions, waea atu ki Ratonga Takirua ma runga [PHONE] ranei.

https://www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/tenancy/rehearings-appeals https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/TT-Application-for-rehearing.pdf https://www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/tenancy/rehearings-appeals/ https://www.justice.govt.nz/fines/about-civil-debt/ https://www.[NAME] https://www.[NAME] http://www.[NAME]

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A manaomia nisi faamatalaga poo se fesoasoani, e uiga i lau mataupu, asiasi ifo le matou aupega tafailagi: [NAME]/disputes/enforcing-decisions, pe fesootai mai le Tenancy Services i le numera [PHONE].

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