What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5147494?

The tribunal order states: Todd Hammond must pay KI Commercial Limited as agent for Keung

How much money was awarded in case 5147494?

Cleaning: $38.80 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $60.00 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $200.00 awarded to landlord; Compensation: $100.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $512.38 awarded to landlord; Remove Oil From Driveway – Part Char…: $427.72 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5147494?

The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5147494?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11566247-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5147494?

The tribunal order states: Todd Hammond must pay KI Commercial Limited as agent for Keung

How much money was awarded in case 5147494?

Cleaning: $38.80 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $60.00 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $200.00 awarded to landlord; Compensation: $100.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $512.38 awarded to landlord; Remove Oil From Driveway – Part Char…: $427.72 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5147494?

The primary dispute was Property damage. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5147494?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11566247-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

2 Cannon Hill Crescent, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5147494 — Property damage

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Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5147494 — net $510.90 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Clean and remove rubbish from bathroom (part charge	$38.80	Clean and remove rubbish from bathroom (part charge
Landlord labour for cleaning bedroom – 2 hours	$60.00	Landlord labour for cleaning bedroom – 2 hours
Remove oil from driveway – part charge	$427.72	Remove oil from driveway – part charge
Compensation for cost of sealing driveway after cleaning	$200.00	Compensation for cost of sealing driveway after cleaning
Compensation for damaged linen	$512.38	Compensation for damaged linen
Compensation for missing bed throw	$100.00	Compensation for missing bed throw
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$510.90
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$510.90

Claims and awards for application 5147494 — net $510.90 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Clean and remove rubbish from bathroom (part charge

Amount: $38.80
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Clean and remove rubbish from bathroom (part charge

Landlord labour for cleaning bedroom – 2 hours

Amount: $60.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Landlord labour for cleaning bedroom – 2 hours

Remove oil from driveway – part charge

Amount: $427.72
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Remove oil from driveway – part charge

Compensation for cost of sealing driveway after cleaning

Amount: $200.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Compensation for cost of sealing driveway after cleaning

Compensation for damaged linen

Amount: $512.38
Awarded to: Landlord

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Cleanliness Compensation Filing Fee Property damage

Order

Todd Hammond must pay KI Commercial Limited as agent for Keung Investments Limited $510.90 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $855.00 (BN-00015631) to KI Commercial Limited as agent for Keung Investments Limited immediately.
The landlord’s claims for management fees and advertising costs are dismissed.
The tenant’s application is dismissed.

Reasons

Mr Keung (director of the applicant company) and Ms Haywood (property manager) represented the landlord at the hearing today. The tenant did not attend.
Another adjudicator held a directions conference on the tenant’s application on 22 January 2025. The tenant did not attend that hearing either. The adjudicator identified the tenant’s claims, issued directions, and adjourned the tenant’s application to be set together with the landlord’s application once filed.
The tenant is overseas. The registry advised him of the telephone contact number for him to call into the hearing. He did not attend the hearing nor seek an adjournment. His application is dismissed. See sections 78(1)(i) and 92(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA). The landlord’s application
The landlord has applied for the bond and for compensation for cleaning and for damaged and missing chattels at the end of the tenancy. The landlord also seeks reimbursement of management fees and advertising costs.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of a 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. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) RTA.
The tenant did not leave the premises (his bedroom at the boarding house) nor the bathroom (shared by 3 tenants) reasonably clean and tidy and did not remove all rubbish.
The tenant caused damage to the driveway due to oil leaking from his car. An area of the driveway has to be commercially cleaned to remove the oil stains and then sealed. The landlord has only applied for part of the cost of cleaning the driveway.
At the end of the tenancy the landlord had to discard some of the linen (the sheets and the duvet cover) purchased new for the tenant’s use as it was soiled and contaminated. Towels supplied to the tenant were missing at the end of the tenancy. The linen was of high quality. The landlord has claimed 50% of the replacement cost only.
A bed throw was missing at the end of the tenancy. It also was a high-quality chattel. I have awarded the landlord compensation of $100.00 for that missing chattel. Unsuccessful claims
I dismiss the landlord’s claims for management fees and for the cost of advertising for a new tenant. Those are business related expenses. The RTA does not provide for the reimbursement of property management fees, even where, as here, the landlord considered the tenant to be difficult to manage.
Because the tenant did not abandon the tenancy (the landlord terminated the tenancy) a claim for advertising costs for a new tenant cannot succeed.
As the application is mostly successful, the tenant must pay the landlord’s Tribunal filing fee. Result
The bond will be paid to the landlord. The tenant will pay the landlord $510.90 for the claims it has proved for cleaning and damaged and missing chattels.

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5147494 — net $510.90 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Clean and remove rubbish from bathroom (part charge	$38.80	Clean and remove rubbish from bathroom (part charge
Landlord labour for cleaning bedroom – 2 hours	$60.00	Landlord labour for cleaning bedroom – 2 hours
Remove oil from driveway – part charge	$427.72	Remove oil from driveway – part charge
Compensation for cost of sealing driveway after cleaning	$200.00	Compensation for cost of sealing driveway after cleaning
Compensation for damaged linen	$512.38	Compensation for damaged linen
Compensation for missing bed throw	$100.00	Compensation for missing bed throw
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$510.90
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$510.90

Claims and awards for application 5147494 — net $510.90 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Clean and remove rubbish from bathroom (part charge

Amount: $38.80
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Clean and remove rubbish from bathroom (part charge

Landlord labour for cleaning bedroom – 2 hours

Amount: $60.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Landlord labour for cleaning bedroom – 2 hours

Remove oil from driveway – part charge

Amount: $427.72
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Remove oil from driveway – part charge

Compensation for cost of sealing driveway after cleaning

Amount: $200.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Compensation for cost of sealing driveway after cleaning

Compensation for damaged linen

Amount: $512.38
Awarded to: Landlord

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Cleanliness Compensation Filing Fee Property damage

Order

Todd Hammond must pay KI Commercial Limited as agent for Keung Investments Limited $510.90 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $855.00 (BN-00015631) to KI Commercial Limited as agent for Keung Investments Limited immediately.
The landlord’s claims for management fees and advertising costs are dismissed.
The tenant’s application is dismissed.

Reasons

Mr Keung (director of the applicant company) and Ms Haywood (property manager) represented the landlord at the hearing today. The tenant did not attend.
Another adjudicator held a directions conference on the tenant’s application on 22 January 2025. The tenant did not attend that hearing either. The adjudicator identified the tenant’s claims, issued directions, and adjourned the tenant’s application to be set together with the landlord’s application once filed.
The tenant is overseas. The registry advised him of the telephone contact number for him to call into the hearing. He did not attend the hearing nor seek an adjournment. His application is dismissed. See sections 78(1)(i) and 92(1) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA). The landlord’s application
The landlord has applied for the bond and for compensation for cleaning and for damaged and missing chattels at the end of the tenancy. The landlord also seeks reimbursement of management fees and advertising costs.

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

At the end of a 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. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) RTA.
The tenant did not leave the premises (his bedroom at the boarding house) nor the bathroom (shared by 3 tenants) reasonably clean and tidy and did not remove all rubbish.
The tenant caused damage to the driveway due to oil leaking from his car. An area of the driveway has to be commercially cleaned to remove the oil stains and then sealed. The landlord has only applied for part of the cost of cleaning the driveway.
At the end of the tenancy the landlord had to discard some of the linen (the sheets and the duvet cover) purchased new for the tenant’s use as it was soiled and contaminated. Towels supplied to the tenant were missing at the end of the tenancy. The linen was of high quality. The landlord has claimed 50% of the replacement cost only.
A bed throw was missing at the end of the tenancy. It also was a high-quality chattel. I have awarded the landlord compensation of $100.00 for that missing chattel. Unsuccessful claims
I dismiss the landlord’s claims for management fees and for the cost of advertising for a new tenant. Those are business related expenses. The RTA does not provide for the reimbursement of property management fees, even where, as here, the landlord considered the tenant to be difficult to manage.
Because the tenant did not abandon the tenancy (the landlord terminated the tenancy) a claim for advertising costs for a new tenant cannot succeed.
As the application is mostly successful, the tenant must pay the landlord’s Tribunal filing fee. Result
The bond will be paid to the landlord. The tenant will pay the landlord $510.90 for the claims it has proved for cleaning and damaged and missing chattels.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5147494 — Property damage at 2 Cannon Hill Crescent, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5147494 — Property damage at 2 Cannon Hill Crescent, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081

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Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions

Award balance

Claims & awards

Order

Reasons

Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?

Topics & place

Residential Tenancies Act sections

Key findings

Property management

Frequently asked questions