Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5271208 — Rent arrears at 176 Langdons Road, Northcote, Christchurch 8052
Decided 5 Aug 2025 · Published 5 Aug 2025 · Application 5271208
Landlord favoured
- Rent arrears
Order
- The tenancy of Tamatea Komene, David Fuatai and jaelyn Komene at 176 Langdons Road, Northcote, Christchurch 8052 is terminated, and possession is granted to James David Smith and Chi Fei NG, at 5:00 pm on Wednesday 13 August 2025.
- The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $2,720.00 (BN-00073953) to James David Smith and Chi Fei NG immediately.
- Tamatea Komene, David Fuatai and jaelyn Komene must pay James David Smith and Chi Fei NG $1,567.00 immediately, calculated as shown in the table below:
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing via video conference.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond.
- Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The tenancy is terminated, and possession is granted to the landlord at 5:00 pm on Wednesday 13 August 2025. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing at the end of the tenancy.
- I order the tenant to pay the landlord $4,260.00 for rent arrears.
- Further to this, because the landlord has wholly succeeded with the claim, the tenant must reimburse the filing fee.