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Tenancy Tribunal case 5404030 — Tenancy dispute at 13C Whimp Avenue, Onerahi, Whangarei 0110
Published 18 March 2026 · Application 5404030
- Cleanliness
- Lawns And Garden Work
- Rubbish Removal
At a glance
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Whangarei
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
C Lamdin
Dispute themes
Award balance
Gross awards, any bond applied per the order, and the remaining balance payable.
- Gross award
- $892.63
- Total balance for Tenant to pay Landlord
- $892.63
Claims & awards
What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.
| Claim | Landlord | Tenant | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawns | $400.00 | Lawns | |
| Rubbish removal (3 cubic metres | $492.63 | Rubbish removal (3 cubic metres | |
| Net award | $892.63 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $892.63 |
Claims and awards for application 5404030 — net $892.63 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Lawns
- Amount
- $400.00
- Awarded to
- Landlord
- Reason
- Lawns
Rubbish removal (3 cubic metres
- Amount
- $492.63
- Awarded to
- Landlord
- Reason
- Rubbish removal (3 cubic metres
Net award
Landlord $892.63
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $892.63
Claim types — money lines allowed on this order
Order
- Carissa Darryllee Steen must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $892.63 immediately, calculated as shown in table below.
Reasons
- The landlord attended the hearing and was represented by Ms Gray.
- The tenant did not seek to be admitted to the hearing at the scheduled time.
- The tenant has been served notice of the hearing to her postal address within two months of the tenancy ending. Because the tenant has been served in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act, 1986 and has not sought an adjournment, the hearing was conducted in her absence.
Did the tenant comply with their obligations at the end of the tenancy?
- At the end of the tenancy the tenant must leave the premises reasonably clean and tidy and remove all rubbish. See section 40(1)(e)(ii)-(v) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- At the end of the tenancy the tenant left some rubbish and belongings behind including large furniture items. The amount being claimed for rubbish removal was reduced by the landlord of their own initiative during the hearing.
- The landlord withdrew a claim for cleaning costs of their own initiative during the hearing, to reflect the condition the tenant left the premises at the end of the tenancy.
- The tenant did not leave the lawns in a reasonable condition.
- The amounts ordered are proved.
Topics & place
Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).
Residential Tenancies Act sections
s40(1)
Key findings
- Dispute theme: cleaning
- Dispute theme: lawns and garden work
- Dispute theme: rubbish removal
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5404030?
The tribunal order states: Carissa Darryllee Steen must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities
How much money was awarded in case 5404030?
Lawns: $400.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $492.63 awarded to landlord
What type of tenancy dispute was case 5404030?
The dispute type was not classified.
Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5404030?
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13306403-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.