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Decided 8 Aug 2025 · Published 8 Aug 2025 · Application 5217611
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Auckland
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 8 Aug 2025 · Published 8 Aug 2025 · Application 5217611
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
J Tam
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 to 9 January 2025 | $660.86 | Rent arrears to 9 January 2025 | |
| Pest control: charges incurred during the tenancy | $318.00 | Pest control: charges incurred during the tenancy | |
| Cleaning | $678.61 | Cleaning | |
| Rubbish removal | $870.79 | Rubbish removal | |
| Net award | $2,306.26 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,306.26 |
Claims and awards for application 5217611 — net $2,306.26 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears to 9 January 2025
Pest control: charges incurred during the tenancy
Cleaning
Rubbish removal
Net award
Landlord $2,306.26
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,306.26
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Sulieti Taupau must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $2,306.26
Cleaning: $678.61 awarded to landlord; Pest Control: $318.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $660.86 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $870.79 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Cleanliness. Related themes: Rent arrears.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12235914-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
J Tam
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 to 9 January 2025 | $660.86 | Rent arrears to 9 January 2025 | |
| Pest control: charges incurred during the tenancy | $318.00 | Pest control: charges incurred during the tenancy | |
| Cleaning | $678.61 | Cleaning | |
| Rubbish removal | $870.79 | Rubbish removal | |
| Net award | $2,306.26 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $2,306.26 |
Claims and awards for application 5217611 — net $2,306.26 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Rent arrears to 9 January 2025
Pest control: charges incurred during the tenancy
Cleaning
Rubbish removal
Net award
Landlord $2,306.26
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $2,306.26
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
s40(1)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Sulieti Taupau must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $2,306.26
Cleaning: $678.61 awarded to landlord; Pest Control: $318.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $660.86 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $870.79 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Cleanliness. Related themes: Rent arrears.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12235914-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.