What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5135871?

The tribunal order states: Rachael Jane Watt owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $3,911.92 (“the

How much money was awarded in case 5135871?

Being: $222.00 awarded to landlord; For Rent And: $10.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5135871?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: 14-day notice.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5135871?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11456916-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5135871?

The tribunal order states: Rachael Jane Watt owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $3,911.92 (“the

How much money was awarded in case 5135871?

Being: $222.00 awarded to landlord; For Rent And: $10.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5135871?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: 14-day notice.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5135871?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11456916-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

Unit/Flat 1, 16 Buffon Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8023 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5135871 — Rent arrears

Tenantcheck Insights

Loading insights…

Pulling tribunal records

Loading insights…

Pulling tribunal records

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5135871. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
being	$222.00		being
for rent and	$10.00		for rent and

Rachael Jane Watt owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $3,911.92 (“the debt”), being rent arrears to 24 February 2025.

Rachael Jane Watt must pay rent and the debt by weekly payments of $232.00, being $222.00 for rent and $10.00 for the debt. Payments will be every Tuesday, with the first payment on Tuesday 25 February 2025 and continuing until the debt is paid in full.

Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent and then rent arrears.

If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 2 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at Unit/Flat 1, 16 Buffon Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8023 will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing, conducted via teleconference.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond. The tenant wants to repay the debt to avoid immediate termination.

The terms in this order align with the recent payment history as evidenced in the rent summary provided by the landlord.

I do not consider it appropriate at this time to consider any downwards debt adjustment due to any landlord failure to mitigate. There have been previous notices and applications regarding this tenancy regarding the same problem and the rent arrears total has not increased significantly since any prior order.

Should a conditional termination order be made?

Where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order. See section 55(1)(a) and (1A) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

I am satisfied the tenant will pay the debt within the period specified in the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach. This is based on evidenced payments over recent time of rent and the additional amount as ordered weekly towards the debt. I have granted a conditional termination order.

The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach. See section 64(4)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. Suppression

Section 95A RTA states regarding suppression orders that the Tribunal must, on the application of a party that has wholly or substantially succeeded in proceedings, order that the party’s name or identifying particulars not be published.

Further, the Tribunal may, on the application of any party to proceedings or on its own initiative, having regard to the interests of the parties and to the public interest, order that all or part of the evidence given or the name or any identifying particulars of any witness or party not be published.

The landlord did not request suppression in its application and no landlord name suppression is ordered.

At the hearing the landlord made what appears to be a blanket request for tenant name suppression, as seen in other similar applications. There were no specific reasons provided for this request apart from a belief “the privacy of our tenant outweighs the public interest in this matter”. Respectfully, the public interest in orders where termination by order is a possibility being available (as is the default) is such that some special reason should exist before any order of tenant name suppression.

No suppression order is made.

With the consent of the tenant, a current email address was provided by her at the hearing and it has been used as an address for service.

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5135871. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
being	$222.00		being
for rent and	$10.00		for rent and

Rachael Jane Watt owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $3,911.92 (“the debt”), being rent arrears to 24 February 2025.

Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent and then rent arrears.

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing, conducted via teleconference.

The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond. The tenant wants to repay the debt to avoid immediate termination.

The terms in this order align with the recent payment history as evidenced in the rent summary provided by the landlord.

Should a conditional termination order be made?

The landlord did not request suppression in its application and no landlord name suppression is ordered.

No suppression order is made.

With the consent of the tenant, a current email address was provided by her at the hearing and it has been used as an address for service.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5135871 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat 1, 16 Buffon Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8023

At a glance

Tenancy Tribunal case 5135871 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat 1, 16 Buffon Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8023

At a glance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should a conditional termination order be made?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Should a conditional termination order be made?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Frequently asked questions