What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5200871?

The tribunal order states: Joshua Jason Brownlie and Sarah Nicole Clapham must pay Northland Real

How much money was awarded in case 5200871?

Cleaning: $300.00 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $150.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Power: $111.16 awarded to landlord; Previous Order Application 5130550 D…: $4,288.60 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $352.73 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $40.56 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5200871?

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

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5200871?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11875767-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5200871?

The tribunal order states: Joshua Jason Brownlie and Sarah Nicole Clapham must pay Northland Real

How much money was awarded in case 5200871?

Cleaning: $300.00 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $150.00 awarded to landlord; Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Power: $111.16 awarded to landlord; Previous Order Application 5130550 D…: $4,288.60 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $352.73 awarded to landlord; Water Rates: $40.56 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5200871?

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

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5200871?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11875767-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

32 Key West Drive, One Tree Point, One Tree Point 0118 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5200871 — Cleanliness

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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 5200871 — net $5,270.05 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Previous order application 5130550 dated 07/02/2025	$4,288.60	Previous order application 5130550 dated 07/02/2025
Water rates: Final	$40.56	Water rates: Final
Power	$111.16	Power
Lock/key replacement	$352.73	Lock/key replacement
Carpet Cleaning	$300.00	Carpet Cleaning
Cleaning	$150.00	Cleaning
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$5,270.05
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$5,270.05

Claims and awards for application 5200871 — net $5,270.05 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Previous order application 5130550 dated 07/02/2025

Amount: $4,288.60
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Previous order application 5130550 dated 07/02/2025

Water rates: Final

Amount: $40.56
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates: Final

Power

Amount: $111.16
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Power

Lock/key replacement

Amount: $352.73
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Lock/key replacement

Carpet Cleaning

Amount: $300.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Carpet Cleaning

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Carpet Cleaning Cleanliness Filing Fee Property damage Water Rates

Order

Joshua Jason Brownlie and Sarah Nicole Clapham must pay Northland Real Estate Limited $5,270.05 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
This order incorporates the Tribunal order made on 7 February 2025 under application 5130550.

Reasons

Ms Nisbit attended today’s hearing for the landlord. The tenants were called on the telephone numbers in the application and another telephone number that Ms Nisbit had for them. None of the calls were answered. The tenants did not attend by video. I am satisfied that the tenants have been informed of today’s hearing and therefore have proceeded in their absence.
On 7 February 2025 the Tribunal made an order terminating the tenancy and for rent arrears to 9 February 2025, water rates and the filing fee. The Tribunal also ordered a refund of the bond to the landlord. The landlord has received the bond leaving the amount outstanding under that order as $4,288.60. The previous order is incorporated into this order for enforcement purposes.
The landlord now seeks the following costs: a. The final water account of $40.56 b. Power account for January to March of $111.16 c. Change of locks $352.73 d. Carpet cleaning $300.00 e. Cleaning $150.00 f. Filing fee $27.00
The tenants were on a fixed term tenancy due to end on the 9 February 2024. Sometime before December 2024 the tenants left the property and moved to Australia. An inspection report completed on the 11 December shows the house empty and the property has been cleaned.
As the landlord had not given permission for the tenants to leave their tenancy, the tenants remined liable for rent until the end of the tenancy.
The landlord correspondence with the tenants during December and January and visited the property. The landlord tells me that during December and January someone was staying at the property from time to time. The tenants still had access to the property and continued to pay rent.
The landlord conducted a final inspection on the 7 February, after the tenancy terminated and made handwritten notes of the report which she gave to me as evidence. Those notes record that there are multiple small stains in the carpet and whilst the property was generally clean, the blinds in the lounge and master bedroom needed cleaning as did the exhaust fans in the bathroom x 2 and the kitchen. Cleaning
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. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
I am satisfied that the landlord had to undertake a small amount of cleaning to bring the property up to a reasonable standard and I award the landlord the cleaning cost incurred. Carpet cleaning
I am also satisfied that the carpet needed cleaning. Whilst photographs of the carpet in the rooms in the inspection report of the 11 December 2024 appears to show the carpet in good condition, Ms Nisbit told me that there were multiple food and drink stains and gave me up close photographs of the specific stains that supported her submission. Ms Nisbit was the property manager throughout the tenancy and I accept that stains occurred during this tenancy. I award the landlord the cost of carpet cleaning. Power
As the landlord was showing the property to potential tenants (to try and release the tenants) the landlord kept the power on. It was also necessary for the landlord to keep the power on in order to complete cleaning. I am satisfied that the tenants should pay this account and award the amount owing. Water.
The landlord provided water rates invoices which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy. The landlord conducted a final check of the water meter and did a manual calculation based on the usual water charges I am satisfied that the tenant owes $40.56 in water. Keys and locks
The tenant did not return all the keys and remotes. As a result, the landlord had to change the locks. I award the landlord the cost of changing the locks and new remotes. Filing fee
Because Northland Real Estate Limited has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

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 5200871 — net $5,270.05 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Previous order application 5130550 dated 07/02/2025	$4,288.60	Previous order application 5130550 dated 07/02/2025
Water rates: Final	$40.56	Water rates: Final
Power	$111.16	Power
Lock/key replacement	$352.73	Lock/key replacement
Carpet Cleaning	$300.00	Carpet Cleaning
Cleaning	$150.00	Cleaning
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$5,270.05
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$5,270.05

Claims and awards for application 5200871 — net $5,270.05 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Previous order application 5130550 dated 07/02/2025

Amount: $4,288.60
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Previous order application 5130550 dated 07/02/2025

Water rates: Final

Amount: $40.56
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Water rates: Final

Power

Amount: $111.16
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Power

Lock/key replacement

Amount: $352.73
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Lock/key replacement

Carpet Cleaning

Amount: $300.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Carpet Cleaning

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Carpet Cleaning Cleanliness Filing Fee Property damage Water Rates

Order

Joshua Jason Brownlie and Sarah Nicole Clapham must pay Northland Real Estate Limited $5,270.05 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
This order incorporates the Tribunal order made on 7 February 2025 under application 5130550.

Reasons

Ms Nisbit attended today’s hearing for the landlord. The tenants were called on the telephone numbers in the application and another telephone number that Ms Nisbit had for them. None of the calls were answered. The tenants did not attend by video. I am satisfied that the tenants have been informed of today’s hearing and therefore have proceeded in their absence.
On 7 February 2025 the Tribunal made an order terminating the tenancy and for rent arrears to 9 February 2025, water rates and the filing fee. The Tribunal also ordered a refund of the bond to the landlord. The landlord has received the bond leaving the amount outstanding under that order as $4,288.60. The previous order is incorporated into this order for enforcement purposes.
The landlord now seeks the following costs: a. The final water account of $40.56 b. Power account for January to March of $111.16 c. Change of locks $352.73 d. Carpet cleaning $300.00 e. Cleaning $150.00 f. Filing fee $27.00
The tenants were on a fixed term tenancy due to end on the 9 February 2024. Sometime before December 2024 the tenants left the property and moved to Australia. An inspection report completed on the 11 December shows the house empty and the property has been cleaned.
As the landlord had not given permission for the tenants to leave their tenancy, the tenants remined liable for rent until the end of the tenancy.
The landlord correspondence with the tenants during December and January and visited the property. The landlord tells me that during December and January someone was staying at the property from time to time. The tenants still had access to the property and continued to pay rent.
The landlord conducted a final inspection on the 7 February, after the tenancy terminated and made handwritten notes of the report which she gave to me as evidence. Those notes record that there are multiple small stains in the carpet and whilst the property was generally clean, the blinds in the lounge and master bedroom needed cleaning as did the exhaust fans in the bathroom x 2 and the kitchen. Cleaning
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. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
I am satisfied that the landlord had to undertake a small amount of cleaning to bring the property up to a reasonable standard and I award the landlord the cleaning cost incurred. Carpet cleaning
I am also satisfied that the carpet needed cleaning. Whilst photographs of the carpet in the rooms in the inspection report of the 11 December 2024 appears to show the carpet in good condition, Ms Nisbit told me that there were multiple food and drink stains and gave me up close photographs of the specific stains that supported her submission. Ms Nisbit was the property manager throughout the tenancy and I accept that stains occurred during this tenancy. I award the landlord the cost of carpet cleaning. Power
As the landlord was showing the property to potential tenants (to try and release the tenants) the landlord kept the power on. It was also necessary for the landlord to keep the power on in order to complete cleaning. I am satisfied that the tenants should pay this account and award the amount owing. Water.
The landlord provided water rates invoices which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy. The landlord conducted a final check of the water meter and did a manual calculation based on the usual water charges I am satisfied that the tenant owes $40.56 in water. Keys and locks
The tenant did not return all the keys and remotes. As a result, the landlord had to change the locks. I award the landlord the cost of changing the locks and new remotes. Filing fee
Because Northland Real Estate Limited has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5200871 — Cleanliness at 32 Key West Drive, One Tree Point, One Tree Point 0118

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