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Decided 11 Aug 2025 · Published 11 Aug 2025 · Application 5165056
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Tenant favoured
From published order
Location
Christchurch
Tribunal region
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 11 Aug 2025 · Published 11 Aug 2025 · Application 5165056
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Tenant favoured
From published order
Location
Christchurch
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
M Brennan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exemplary damages – failure to lodge the bond | $750.00 | Exemplary damages – failure to lodge the bond | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $777.00 | ||
| Total payable by Landlord to Tenant | $777.00 |
Claims and awards for application 5165056 — net $777.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Exemplary damages – failure to lodge the bond
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Tenant $777.00
Total payable by Landlord to Tenant
Tenant $777.00
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s109(3), s19(1), s19(2)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Advantage Property Management Limited must pay Jose Gerardo De Leon
Property Damage: $750.00 awarded to tenant; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to tenant
The primary dispute was Exemplary damages.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12244174-Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Adjudicator
M Brennan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exemplary damages – failure to lodge the bond | $750.00 | Exemplary damages – failure to lodge the bond | |
| Filing fee reimbursement | $27.00 | Filing fee reimbursement | |
| Net award | $777.00 | ||
| Total payable by Landlord to Tenant | $777.00 |
Claims and awards for application 5165056 — net $777.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Exemplary damages – failure to lodge the bond
Filing fee reimbursement
Net award
Tenant $777.00
Total payable by Landlord to Tenant
Tenant $777.00
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s109(3), s19(1), s19(2)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Advantage Property Management Limited must pay Jose Gerardo De Leon
Property Damage: $750.00 awarded to tenant; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to tenant
The primary dispute was Exemplary damages.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12244174-Tribunal_Order.pdf.