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Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 2 May 2025 · Published 2 May 2025 · Application 5037230
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 2 May 2025 · Published 2 May 2025 · Application 5037230
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
L Ryken
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent arrears to 2 May 2025 | $2,795.71 | Rent arrears to 2 May 2025 | |
| Water rates | $96.14 | Water rates | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $2,918.85 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,918.85 |
Claims and awards for application 5037230 — net $2,918.85 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears to 2 May 2025
Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $2,918.85
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,918.85
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s6, s8
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Ofa Vailagilala, Uu Vailagilala and Steve Tagifiaai Valaauina must pay Barfoot
Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,795.71 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $96.14 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Rent arrears.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11787181-Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Adjudicator
L Ryken
Dispute themes
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent arrears to 2 May 2025 | $2,795.71 | Rent arrears to 2 May 2025 | |
| Water rates | $96.14 | Water rates | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $2,918.85 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,918.85 |
Claims and awards for application 5037230 — net $2,918.85 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears to 2 May 2025
Water rates
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $2,918.85
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,918.85
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s6, s8
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Ofa Vailagilala, Uu Vailagilala and Steve Tagifiaai Valaauina must pay Barfoot
Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $2,795.71 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $96.14 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Rent arrears.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11787181-Tribunal_Order.pdf.