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Decided 26 May 2025 · Published 26 May 2025 · Application 5135873
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 26 May 2025 · Published 26 May 2025 · Application 5135873
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Ruakaka
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
N Blake
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 | $969.77 | Rent arrears | |
| Water rates | $925.98 | Water rates | |
| Compensation - scratch damage to door | $250.00 | Compensation - scratch damage to door | |
| Compensation - carpet replacement | $770.00 | Compensation - carpet replacement | |
| Window repairs: Bathroom window | $305.23 | Window repairs: Bathroom window | |
| Clear blocked drain during tenancy | $108.14 | Clear blocked drain during tenancy | |
| Light bulbs/batteries | $19.73 | Light bulbs/batteries | |
| Pest control: Fleas | $45.00 | Pest control: Fleas | |
| Replace smoke alarms | $50.00 | Replace smoke alarms | |
| Rubbish removal | $600.00 | Rubbish removal | |
| Cleaning | $400.00 | Cleaning | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $2,790.85 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,790.85 |
Claims and awards for application 5135873 — net $2,790.85 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears
Water rates
Compensation - scratch damage to door
Compensation - carpet replacement
Window repairs: Bathroom window
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: This Order supersedes the Order dated 8 May 2025. There was a calculation
Cleaning: $400.00 awarded to landlord; Clear Blocked Drain During Tenancy: $108.14 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Lightbulbs: $19.73 awarded to landlord; Pest Control: $45.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $250.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $770.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $969.77 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $600.00 awarded to landlord; Smoke Alarms: $50.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $925.98 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $305.23 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Rent arrears, Cleanliness, Smoke alarms.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11895804-Tribunal_Order.pdf.
From published order
Location
Ruakaka
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
N Blake
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 | $969.77 | Rent arrears | |
| Water rates | $925.98 | Water rates | |
| Compensation - scratch damage to door | $250.00 | Compensation - scratch damage to door | |
| Compensation - carpet replacement | $770.00 | Compensation - carpet replacement | |
| Window repairs: Bathroom window | $305.23 | Window repairs: Bathroom window | |
| Clear blocked drain during tenancy | $108.14 | Clear blocked drain during tenancy | |
| Light bulbs/batteries | $19.73 | Light bulbs/batteries | |
| Pest control: Fleas | $45.00 | Pest control: Fleas | |
| Replace smoke alarms | $50.00 | Replace smoke alarms | |
| Rubbish removal | $600.00 | Rubbish removal | |
| Cleaning | $400.00 | Cleaning | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $2,790.85 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,790.85 |
Claims and awards for application 5135873 — net $2,790.85 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears
Water rates
Compensation - scratch damage to door
Compensation - carpet replacement
Window repairs: Bathroom window
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: This Order supersedes the Order dated 8 May 2025. There was a calculation
Cleaning: $400.00 awarded to landlord; Clear Blocked Drain During Tenancy: $108.14 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Lightbulbs: $19.73 awarded to landlord; Pest Control: $45.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $250.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $770.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $969.77 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $600.00 awarded to landlord; Smoke Alarms: $50.00 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $925.98 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $305.23 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Rent arrears, Cleanliness, Smoke alarms.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11895804-Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Clear blocked drain during tenancy
Light bulbs/batteries
Pest control: Fleas
Replace smoke alarms
Rubbish removal
Cleaning
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $2,790.85
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,790.85
Clear blocked drain during tenancy
Light bulbs/batteries
Pest control: Fleas
Replace smoke alarms
Rubbish removal
Cleaning
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Landlord $2,790.85
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,790.85