Tenant Ordered to Pay Rent Arrears and Filing Fees in Tenancy Dispute

OUTCOME: Allowed

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[2026] NZTT 5459940

TENANCY TRIBUNAL AT REMOTE LOCATION | TE TARAIPIUNARA RETIHANGA

APPLICANT: [redacted]

Landlord

RESPONDENT: [redacted]

Tenant

TENANCY ADDRESS: [Tenancy address suppressed]

ORDER

1. An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Landlord’s name and identifying details.

2. [RESPONDENT] must pay [The landlord/s] $1,485.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.

3. The [COMPANY] is to pay the bond of $2,320.00 ([Bond number suppressed]) to [The landlord/s] immediately.

Description Landlord Tenant Rent arrears to 19 April 2026 $3,777.00 Filing fee reimbursement $28.00 Total award $3,805.00 Bond $2,320.00 Total payable by Tenant to Landlord $1,485.00

Reasons:

1. The tenancy began on 23 September 2025.

2. The landlord issued multiple rent arrears breach notices during the tenancy. The landlord filed this application on 3 March 2026.

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3. The tenant gave notice and the tenancy ended on 19 April 2026.

4. The Tenancy Tribunal hearing took place by video conference on 2 June 2026. The landlords participated in the hearing. The tenant did not join the hearing. I attempted to call the tenant at the start of the hearing but there was no answer. The hearing proceeded in the tenant’s absence.1

5. The landlords confirmed that the tenant vacated on 19 April 2026. The premises were left reasonably clean and tidy except for some graffiti on the walls in the garage. The landlords are not pursuing a claim for that damage.

6. There are rent arrears of $3,777.00 to the end of the tenancy.

7. The landlord has been successful in this application, and I must award them the filing fee of $28.00.2

8. Name suppression is granted to the landlords.3

9. The bond will be released to the landlords.

N [NAME] 02 June 2026

1 Section 92 Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (“RTA”) 2 Section 102(4)(a) RTA 3 Section 95A(1) RTA

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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 tenancy.govt.nz/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 tenancy.govt.nz/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.tenancy.govt.nz/disputes/enforcing-decisions https://www.tenancy.govt.nz/disputes/enforcing-decisions http://www.tenancy.govt.nz/disputes/enforcing-decisions/

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

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