What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 4817817?

The tribunal order states: A rehearing is granted.

How much money was awarded in case 4817817?

Filing Fee: $20.44 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $740.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4817817?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4817817?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10544656-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 4817817?

The tribunal order states: A rehearing is granted.

How much money was awarded in case 4817817?

Filing Fee: $20.44 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $740.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 4817817?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 4817817?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/10544656-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

Room 2, 95A Antigua Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024 Tenancy Tribunal Case 4817817 — Rent arrears

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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 4817817. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
Rent arrears to 5 July 2024	$740.00		Rent arrears to 5 July 2024
Filing fee reimbursement	$20.44		Filing fee reimbursement

Claims and awards for application 4817817. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 5 July 2024

Amount: $740.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 5 July 2024

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $20.44
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears

Order

A rehearing is granted.
Gerard Trevor Kovaleski must pay Krishna Rani Saha $760.44 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.

Reasons

The hearing was conducted by telephone. Only the landlord attended. Calls to the tenant at the time of the hearing went to voicemail.
The landlord has applied for a rehearing in respect of the Tribunal’s order made on 17 May 2024 dismissing the landlord’s application for rent arrears.
I am satisfied that there should be a rehearing. I accept that the landlord was unable to attend the hearing due to an emergency that she had to deal with at home shortly before she was due to leave to attend the hearing.
I have indicated to the parties previously that the tenant did not appear to have any defence to the claim for arrears arising after the landlord’s first notice of rent increase. The notice was valid and the fact that the tenant did not agree with it is neither here nor there.
I have also indicated, in my order made on 17 May, that the landlord’s second notice of rent increase was valid. It came within 12 months of the first increase, but if followed a new tenancy agreement increasing the rent. That was a valid agreement because the terms of the agreement were also varied in the tenant’s favour. The arrears that accrued after that increase are therefore payable by the tenant.
I indicated in my order made on 21 May, granting a rehearing hearing, that the parties should be prepared for a final order to be made today. It is appropriate to make a final order today because the rent arrears claimed are plainly due. The tenant has previously said that MSD paid the arrears, but he has not produced any evidence of that. In these circumstances it is pointless to have a rehearing.
I have therefore made an order requiring the tenant to pay the arrears and the filing fee. The landlord indicated that she did not intend enforcing the order at this stage. She would try to come to a payment arrangement with the tenant or take the arrears from the bond at the end of the tenancy.

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 4817817. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
Rent arrears to 5 July 2024	$740.00		Rent arrears to 5 July 2024
Filing fee reimbursement	$20.44		Filing fee reimbursement

Claims and awards for application 4817817. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 5 July 2024

Amount: $740.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 5 July 2024

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $20.44
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears

Order

A rehearing is granted.
Gerard Trevor Kovaleski must pay Krishna Rani Saha $760.44 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below.

Reasons

The hearing was conducted by telephone. Only the landlord attended. Calls to the tenant at the time of the hearing went to voicemail.
The landlord has applied for a rehearing in respect of the Tribunal’s order made on 17 May 2024 dismissing the landlord’s application for rent arrears.
I am satisfied that there should be a rehearing. I accept that the landlord was unable to attend the hearing due to an emergency that she had to deal with at home shortly before she was due to leave to attend the hearing.
I have indicated to the parties previously that the tenant did not appear to have any defence to the claim for arrears arising after the landlord’s first notice of rent increase. The notice was valid and the fact that the tenant did not agree with it is neither here nor there.
I have also indicated, in my order made on 17 May, that the landlord’s second notice of rent increase was valid. It came within 12 months of the first increase, but if followed a new tenancy agreement increasing the rent. That was a valid agreement because the terms of the agreement were also varied in the tenant’s favour. The arrears that accrued after that increase are therefore payable by the tenant.
I indicated in my order made on 21 May, granting a rehearing hearing, that the parties should be prepared for a final order to be made today. It is appropriate to make a final order today because the rent arrears claimed are plainly due. The tenant has previously said that MSD paid the arrears, but he has not produced any evidence of that. In these circumstances it is pointless to have a rehearing.
I have therefore made an order requiring the tenant to pay the arrears and the filing fee. The landlord indicated that she did not intend enforcing the order at this stage. She would try to come to a payment arrangement with the tenant or take the arrears from the bond at the end of the tenancy.

Tenancy Tribunal case 4817817 — Rent arrears at Room 2, 95A Antigua Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024

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Tenancy Tribunal case 4817817 — Rent arrears at Room 2, 95A Antigua Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024

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