Tenants Ordered to Pay Rent Arrears and Filing Fee

OUTCOME: Allowed

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[2026] NZTT 5431551

TENANCY TRIBUNAL AT REMOTE LOCATION | TE TARAIPIUNARA RETIHANGA

APPLICANT: [redacted]

Landlord

RESPONDENTS: [redacted] [RESPONDENT]

Tenants

TENANCY ADDRESS: [ADDRESS], [POSTCODE]

ORDER

1. [APPELLANT] and [APPELLANT] [NAME] must pay [APPELLANT] $1,776.57 immediately, as calculated in the table below.

2. The [COMPANY] is to pay the bond of $1,920.00 (6464225-007) to [APPELLANT[COMPANY], immediately.

Description Landlord Rent arrears to 20 July 2023 $3,668.57 Filing fee reimbursement $28.00 Total award $3,696.57 Bond $1,920.00 Total payable by Tenant to Landlord $1,776.57

Reasons:

1. The hearing was conducted remotely on Microsoft Teams.

2. [RESPONDENT] attended the hearing for the landlord.

3. [RESPONDENT] attended for the tenants.

4. The landlord has applied for rent arrears and has provided a rent summary and gave

oral evidence which proved the amount of rent still owing at the end of the tenancy.

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5. I am satisfied that the landlord’s claim is well founded. The Tribunal orders the tenants

to pay the rent arrears.

6. The tenants must reimburse the landlord for the cost of the filing fee.

7. I direct the [COMPANY] to pay the bond out to the landlord in part payment of the

tenants’ debt under this order.

8. The tenants say they intend to bring a claim against the landlord for a leaking septic

tank, and possibly other matters. They are at liberty to do so.

[NAME]

08 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 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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