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Published 10 April 2026 · Application 5424964
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Palmerston North
Tenantcheck Insights · Case study
Published 10 April 2026 · Application 5424964
Key facts from the published tribunal order.
Outcome
Landlord favoured
From published order
Location
Palmerston North
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning: rangehood | $50.50 | Cleaning: rangehood | |
| Cleaning: inside oven | $86.44 | Cleaning: inside oven | |
| Replacement door bedroom 1 | $244.39 | Replacement door bedroom 1 | |
| Repair wall hole bedroom 1 | $45.45 | Repair wall hole bedroom 1 | |
| Cleaning: whole house | $485.04 | Cleaning: whole house | |
| Repair hole toilet wall | $45.45 | Repair hole toilet wall | |
| Repair toilet door (as shown on scope document | $60.98 | Repair toilet door (as shown on scope document | |
| Repair hole lounge wall | $45.45 | Repair hole lounge wall | |
| Repair hole garage wall | $45.45 | Repair hole garage wall | |
| Repair hole laundry wall | $45.45 | Repair hole laundry wall | |
| Credit in tenant's account | $362.29 | Credit in tenant's account | |
| Total award | $1,154.60 | $362.29 | |
| Net award | $792.31 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $792.31 |
Claims and awards for application 5424964 — net $792.31 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning: rangehood
Cleaning: inside oven
Replacement door bedroom 1
Repair wall hole bedroom 1
Cleaning: whole house
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: Edward John Rua must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $792.31
Cleaning: $86.44 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $50.50 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $485.04 awarded to landlord; Credit In Tenant'S Account: $362.29 awarded to tenant; Property Damage: $244.39 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $45.45 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $45.45 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $60.98 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $45.45 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $45.45 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $45.45 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Cleanliness. Related themes: Property damage.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13425808-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning: rangehood | $50.50 | Cleaning: rangehood | |
| Cleaning: inside oven | $86.44 | Cleaning: inside oven | |
| Replacement door bedroom 1 | $244.39 | Replacement door bedroom 1 | |
| Repair wall hole bedroom 1 | $45.45 | Repair wall hole bedroom 1 | |
| Cleaning: whole house | $485.04 | Cleaning: whole house | |
| Repair hole toilet wall | $45.45 | Repair hole toilet wall | |
| Repair toilet door (as shown on scope document | $60.98 | Repair toilet door (as shown on scope document | |
| Repair hole lounge wall | $45.45 | Repair hole lounge wall | |
| Repair hole garage wall | $45.45 | Repair hole garage wall | |
| Repair hole laundry wall | $45.45 | Repair hole laundry wall | |
| Credit in tenant's account | $362.29 | Credit in tenant's account | |
| Total award | $1,154.60 | $362.29 | |
| Net award | $792.31 | ||
| Total payable by Tenant to Landlord | $792.31 |
Claims and awards for application 5424964 — net $792.31 NZD. Verify on MoJ.
Cleaning: rangehood
Cleaning: inside oven
Replacement door bedroom 1
Repair wall hole bedroom 1
Cleaning: whole house
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: Edward John Rua must pay Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $792.31
Cleaning: $86.44 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $50.50 awarded to landlord; Cleaning: $485.04 awarded to landlord; Credit In Tenant'S Account: $362.29 awarded to tenant; Property Damage: $244.39 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $45.45 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $45.45 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $60.98 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $45.45 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $45.45 awarded to landlord; Property Damage: $45.45 awarded to landlord
The primary dispute was Cleanliness. Related themes: Property damage.
The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13425808-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.
Repair hole toilet wall
Repair toilet door (as shown on scope document
Repair hole lounge wall
Repair hole garage wall
Repair hole laundry wall
Credit in tenant's account
Total award
Landlord $1,154.60 · Tenant $362.29
Net award
Landlord $792.31
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $792.31
Repair hole toilet wall
Repair toilet door (as shown on scope document
Repair hole lounge wall
Repair hole garage wall
Repair hole laundry wall
Credit in tenant's account
Total award
Landlord $1,154.60 · Tenant $362.29
Net award
Landlord $792.31
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord
Landlord $792.31