What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5261239?

The tribunal order states: Theresa Macpherson must pay Whittle Knight & Boatwood Estate Agents

How much money was awarded in case 5261239?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Owing 30 April: $1,935.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5261239?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5261239?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12122120-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5261239?

The tribunal order states: Theresa Macpherson must pay Whittle Knight & Boatwood Estate Agents

How much money was awarded in case 5261239?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Owing 30 April: $1,935.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5261239?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5261239?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12122120-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

107 Cobham Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5261239 — Tenancy dispute

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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 5261239 — net $1,962.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent owing 30 April to 20 May 2025	$1,935.00	Rent owing 30 April to 20 May 2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$1,962.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$1,962.00

Claims and awards for application 5261239 — net $1,962.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent owing 30 April to 20 May 2025

Amount: $1,935.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent owing 30 April to 20 May 2025

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $27.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $1,962.00

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $1,962.00

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee

Order

Theresa Macpherson must pay Whittle Knight & Boatwood Estate Agents Limited As Agent For Hi-Jin Lim $1,962.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The landlord and the tenant signed a fixed term tenancy on the 17 April 2025 for a tenancy to commence on the 30 April 2025. Shortly after the fixed term contract was signed the tenant’s existing landlord offered her to allow her to stay in her existing property. The tenant asked to be released from the fixed term contract. The landlord agreed to release the tenant on the proviso that the tenant was liable for the rent from the 30 April until new tenants were found.
The landlord says that they immediately advertised the property. The new tenants were found and their tenancy commenced on the 24 May but the landlord only seeks rent until the 20 May. The landlord is not seeking any costs associated with reletting the property.
The tenant accepts that she is liable for the rent, because she had signed a tenancy agreement, but was aggravated because: a) that the landlord did not deal with the matter until the Tuesday, when the tenant had sent an email on the Friday. b) That the tenant offered to pay the debt back but says that the landlord demanded the full amount or in 4 payments which the tenant could not afford.
The tenant was bound by the contract she signed and therefore she is liable for the rent sought. I therefore make an order for the rent until the 20 May.
I record that the day that the tenant sent her email asking to be released was on Good Friday, a public holiday, and I consider it reasonable that the landlord only replied to the email the following Tuesday when she was back at work.
I record that the tenant offered to pay the rent arrears amount by $50 per week today, but that the landlord refused to accept that offer. The tenant tells me that is the maximum amount that she can afford to pay.
The landlord has been successful in their claim and is entitled to 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 5261239 — net $1,962.00 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent owing 30 April to 20 May 2025	$1,935.00	Rent owing 30 April to 20 May 2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$1,962.00
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$1,962.00

Claims and awards for application 5261239 — net $1,962.00 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent owing 30 April to 20 May 2025

Amount: $1,935.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent owing 30 April to 20 May 2025

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $27.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $1,962.00

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $1,962.00

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee

Order

Theresa Macpherson must pay Whittle Knight & Boatwood Estate Agents Limited As Agent For Hi-Jin Lim $1,962.00 immediately, calculated as shown in table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The landlord and the tenant signed a fixed term tenancy on the 17 April 2025 for a tenancy to commence on the 30 April 2025. Shortly after the fixed term contract was signed the tenant’s existing landlord offered her to allow her to stay in her existing property. The tenant asked to be released from the fixed term contract. The landlord agreed to release the tenant on the proviso that the tenant was liable for the rent from the 30 April until new tenants were found.
The landlord says that they immediately advertised the property. The new tenants were found and their tenancy commenced on the 24 May but the landlord only seeks rent until the 20 May. The landlord is not seeking any costs associated with reletting the property.
The tenant accepts that she is liable for the rent, because she had signed a tenancy agreement, but was aggravated because: a) that the landlord did not deal with the matter until the Tuesday, when the tenant had sent an email on the Friday. b) That the tenant offered to pay the debt back but says that the landlord demanded the full amount or in 4 payments which the tenant could not afford.
The tenant was bound by the contract she signed and therefore she is liable for the rent sought. I therefore make an order for the rent until the 20 May.
I record that the day that the tenant sent her email asking to be released was on Good Friday, a public holiday, and I consider it reasonable that the landlord only replied to the email the following Tuesday when she was back at work.
I record that the tenant offered to pay the rent arrears amount by $50 per week today, but that the landlord refused to accept that offer. The tenant tells me that is the maximum amount that she can afford to pay.
The landlord has been successful in their claim and is entitled to the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5261239 — Tenancy dispute at 107 Cobham Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5261239 — Tenancy dispute at 107 Cobham Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024

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