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Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 1 May 2026 · Published 1 May 2026 · Application 5418668
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Decided 1 May 2026 · Published 1 May 2026 · Application 5418668
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Auckland
Tribunal region
Adjudicator
K Koller
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replace 2 x kitchen cupboard doors | $311.52 | Replace 2 x kitchen cupboard doors | |
| Cleaning: whole house | $500.00 | 7. I have not allowed the full amount claimed for cleaning. | |
| Rubbish removal: inside including the piano | $800.00 | Rubbish removal: inside including the piano | |
| Rubbish removal: outside | $1,500.00 | Rubbish removal: outside | |
| Net award | $3,111.52 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $3,111.52 |
Claims and awards for application 5418668 — net $3,111.52 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Replace 2 x kitchen cupboard doors
Cleaning: whole house
Rubbish removal: inside including the piano
Rubbish removal: outside
Net award
Landlord $3,111.52
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $3,111.52
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), s40(2)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Dante Setu Sagapolu must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities
Cleaning: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Replace 2 X Kitchen Cupboard Doors: $311.52 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $800.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $1,500.00 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/13530888-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Adjudicator
K Koller
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replace 2 x kitchen cupboard doors | $311.52 | Replace 2 x kitchen cupboard doors | |
| Cleaning: whole house | $500.00 | 7. I have not allowed the full amount claimed for cleaning. | |
| Rubbish removal: inside including the piano | $800.00 | Rubbish removal: inside including the piano | |
| Rubbish removal: outside | $1,500.00 | Rubbish removal: outside | |
| Net award | $3,111.52 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $3,111.52 |
Claims and awards for application 5418668 — net $3,111.52 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Replace 2 x kitchen cupboard doors
Cleaning: whole house
Rubbish removal: inside including the piano
Rubbish removal: outside
Net award
Landlord $3,111.52
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $3,111.52
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), s40(2)
Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.
The tribunal order states: Dante Setu Sagapolu must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities
Cleaning: $500.00 awarded to landlord; Replace 2 X Kitchen Cupboard Doors: $311.52 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $800.00 awarded to landlord; Rubbish Removal: $1,500.00 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/13530888-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.