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Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 24 March 2026 · Published 24 March 2026 · Application 5391548
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 24 March 2026 · Published 24 March 2026 · Application 5391548
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
R Kee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning | $465.40 | Cleaning | |
| Rubbish removal | $10,454.20 | Rubbish removal | |
| Lawns, garden work, and green waste removal | $2,195.00 | Lawns, garden work, and green waste removal | |
| Rent credit | $338.01 | Rent credit | |
| Total award | $13,114.60 | $338.01 | |
| Net award | $12,674.59 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $12,674.59 |
Claims and awards for application 5391548 — net $12,674.59 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning
Rubbish removal
Lawns, garden work, and green waste removal
Rent credit
Total award
Landlord $13,114.60 · Tenant $338.01
Net award
Landlord $12,674.59
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Christopher Macdonald must pay Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities $12,674.59
Cleaning: $465.40 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $2,195.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Credit: $338.01 awarded to tenant; Rubbish Removal: $10,454.20 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13339863-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Adjudicator
R Kee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning | $465.40 | Cleaning | |
| Rubbish removal | $10,454.20 | Rubbish removal | |
| Lawns, garden work, and green waste removal | $2,195.00 | Lawns, garden work, and green waste removal | |
| Rent credit | $338.01 | Rent credit | |
| Total award | $13,114.60 | $338.01 | |
| Net award | $12,674.59 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $12,674.59 |
Claims and awards for application 5391548 — net $12,674.59 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning
Rubbish removal
Lawns, garden work, and green waste removal
Rent credit
Total award
Landlord $13,114.60 · Tenant $338.01
Net award
Landlord $12,674.59
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Christopher Macdonald must pay Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities $12,674.59
Cleaning: $465.40 awarded to landlord; Lawns and Garden Work: $2,195.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Credit: $338.01 awarded to tenant; Rubbish Removal: $10,454.20 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Cleanliness.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13339863-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Landlord $12,674.59
Landlord $12,674.59