Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5103811 — Property damage at 43 Hallberry Road, Mangere East, Auckland 2024
Decided 29 Apr 2025 · Published 29 Apr 2025 · Application 5103811
Mixed / unclear
- Property damage
- Cleanliness
Order
Manju Narayan must pay The Rent Shop Limited as agent for Jenny Loveridge $1,081.91 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
Reasons
- Danelle Kinnear attended the hearing for the landlord.
- The tenant did not attend. The hearing proceeded in the tenant’s absence.
- The landlord has applied for compensation, and reimbursement of the filing fee following the end of the tenancy.
Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?
- At the end of the tenancy, the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy, remove all rubbish, return all keys and security devices, and leave all chattels provided for their benefit. 1
- The tenant did not leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and did not remove all rubbish.
- The tenant did not return the heat pump remote and two garage remotes.
- The amounts ordered for replacing the remotes, cleaning, lawns and garden work, and rubbish removal are proved.
Is the tenant responsible for the damage to the premises?
- During the tenancy, the tenant’s dog scratched three internal doors, windows and walls were graffitied, and walls in the living room and two bedrooms were holed. were s by the tenant’s dog
- The damage was more than fair wear and tear.
- The tenant has not proved they did not carelessly or intentionally cause or permit the damage. 2
- The amounts ordered are proved.
- However, the landlord advised that the landlord received an insurance payout of $7,613.56 for the damage. That amount less the excess of $2,150.00 is applied to the tenant’s liability. 1 Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA), s 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v). 2 RTA, s 40(2)(a), 41, and 49B. Filing fee
- The tenant must reimburse the landlord for the filing fee.