Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 4823799 — Rent arrears at 62 Bridge Street, Bulls, Bulls 4818
Decided 11 Apr 2024 · Published 11 Apr 2024 · Application 4823799
Landlord favoured
- Rent arrears
Order
- Johnathon Bismark and Peta Simmonds must pay Mid West Realty Limited T/A Bayleys Manawatu $791.87 immediately as calculated in the table below.
- The tenants must hereafter pay their weekly rent on time commencing Thursday 18 April 2024. DescriptionLandlord Rent arrears to 10 April 2024$171.43 Rent in advance due 11 April 2024$600.00 Filing fee reimbursement$20.44 Total$791.87
Reasons
- The hearing was conducted by telephone.
- Only the landlord’s representative attended the hearing. The tenants did not answer their phones.
- The landlord has applied for rent arrears and has provided rent records which prove the amount owing.
- The tenants are only in modest arrears today. However, they are not paying their rent in advance as required under the tenancy agreement meaning their arrears are frequently more than they are today.
- Weekly rent for the following week is due today. If it is not paid, the arrears will continue to pile up.
- Rent needs to be paid in advance to avoid consistent arrears.
- To regularise the weekly rent, the Tribunal orders the tenants to pay the arrears and to immediately the weekly rent that is due today.
- Thereafter, the tenants must pay rent every Thursday.
- If the tenants do not pay rent as ordered above, the Tribunal may be receptive to an application by the landlord for termination. Therefore, it is in the tenants’ interests to comply with this order.
- The tenants must pay the landlord’s application fee.