How much money was awarded in case 5502170?

S Terminated, And Possession Is Gran…: $3,200.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5502170?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5502170?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13699158-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

How much money was awarded in case 5502170?

S Terminated, And Possession Is Gran…: $3,200.00 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5502170?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears. Related themes: Cleanliness.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5502170?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/13699158-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

42B Buller Crescent, Manurewa, Auckland 2102 Tenancy Tribunal Case 5502170 — Rent arrears

Q: What was the outcome of Tenancy Tribunal case 5502170?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of Lillian Liai at 42B Buller Crescent, Manurewa, Auckland 2102 is

Order

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5502170. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
s terminated, and possession is granted to Sri & Bharathi Investments Limited at 1pm on Thursday 4 June 2026. 2. Lillian	$3,200.00		s terminated, and possession is granted to Sri & Bharathi Investments Limited at 1pm on Thursday 4 June 2026. 2. Lillian

The tenancy of Lillian Liai at 42B Buller Crescent, Manurewa, Auckland 2102 is terminated, and possession is granted to Sri & Bharathi Investments Limited at 1pm on Thursday 4 June 2026.

Lillian Liai is to pay $3,200, being rent arrears to 10 May 2026, to Sri & Bharathi Investments Limited from the bond.

The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $3,200.00 (BN-25096228) to Sri & Bharathi Investments Limited immediately.

The hearing is adjourned.

Two hours will be allowed for the next hearing of this application, scheduled before me on the next available date to be conducted by video conference.

The landlord’s remaining claims are for removal of the tenant’s belongings and rubbish, cleaning, repairing damage, a garage remote and lock changing and further rent arrears.

Reasons

Only the landlord’s representative attended the hearing.

The landlord applied for termination of the tenancy for abandonment, rent arrears and payment of the bond.

The landlord’s application for expedited abandonment was unsuccessful and so the application was referred for hearing. The Tribunal’s order notes that the parties were communicating about ending the tenancy and they were discussing meeting at the premises for the tenant to remove her belongings. The Adjudicator took the view that this was not clearly an abandonment, although it could be a breach of the fixed term tenancy agreement.

The Tribunal may terminate the tenancy where the premises have been abandoned and rent is in arrear at the hearing date. A tenancy is abandoned where the tenant leaves the premises without reasonable excuse, not intending to return or to meet their obligations.

The fixed term tenancy agreement was due to end on 14 December 2026.

Rent fell into arrears and the landlord informed the tenant that it wanted possession of the premises.

The tenant informed the landlord that she could not remain in the premises because she could not afford to pay the rent.

The parties arranged to meet at the premises on 6 May for the tenant to remove her belongings and clean the premises and to hand possession to the landlord. The landlord attended but the tenant did not.

The landlord then informed the tenant that he would be at the premises on 10 May for the handover. But the tenant did not attend.

Despite the landlord’s attempts to contact the tenant, there was no more communication from her.

The landlord spoke with Tenancy Services who advised him that he could not take possession of the premises unless the tenant had agreed to it.

The view I take of this is that there was no clear agreement that the tenant was giving or has given possession of the premises to the landlord. Her belongings were still in the premises and there was meant to be a meeting at the premises when the tenant would remove her belongings and hand over possession of the premises to the landlord. That did not happen.

The landlord tried to obtain written conformation from the tenant that he could take back possession, but it was not forthcoming.

In these circumstances I find that tenant has abandoned the premises. Rent is in arrear and therefore the tenancy has been terminated immediately.

The landlord provided rent records which show that rent arrears to 10 May are $3,200. The landlord claims rent arrears beyond that date at least to the day of the hearing and possibly beyond. At this stage I have ordered payment of the $3,200 due to 10 May and for the bond in that sum to be paid to the landlord.

The landlord has other, end-of-tenancy, claims but they have not been finalised because the landlord has not had possession of the premises. I have therefore adjourned the application so that those claims can be finalised and dealt with at another hearing together with the claim for further rent arrears.

The parties will be notified in writing by Tenancy Services of the date and time of the next hearing.

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5502170. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Tenant	Reason
s terminated, and possession is granted to Sri & Bharathi Investments Limited at 1pm on Thursday 4 June 2026. 2. Lillian	$3,200.00		s terminated, and possession is granted to Sri & Bharathi Investments Limited at 1pm on Thursday 4 June 2026. 2. Lillian

Order

The tenancy of Lillian Liai at 42B Buller Crescent, Manurewa, Auckland 2102 is terminated, and possession is granted to Sri & Bharathi Investments Limited at 1pm on Thursday 4 June 2026.
Lillian Liai is to pay $3,200, being rent arrears to 10 May 2026, to Sri & Bharathi Investments Limited from the bond.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $3,200.00 (BN-25096228) to Sri & Bharathi Investments Limited immediately.
The hearing is adjourned.
Two hours will be allowed for the next hearing of this application, scheduled before me on the next available date to be conducted by video conference.
The landlord’s remaining claims are for removal of the tenant’s belongings and rubbish, cleaning, repairing damage, a garage remote and lock changing and further rent arrears.

Reasons

Only the landlord’s representative attended the hearing.
The landlord applied for termination of the tenancy for abandonment, rent arrears and payment of the bond.
The landlord’s application for expedited abandonment was unsuccessful and so the application was referred for hearing. The Tribunal’s order notes that the parties were communicating about ending the tenancy and they were discussing meeting at the premises for the tenant to remove her belongings. The Adjudicator took the view that this was not clearly an abandonment, although it could be a breach of the fixed term tenancy agreement.
The Tribunal may terminate the tenancy where the premises have been abandoned and rent is in arrear at the hearing date. A tenancy is abandoned where the tenant leaves the premises without reasonable excuse, not intending to return or to meet their obligations.
The fixed term tenancy agreement was due to end on 14 December 2026.
Rent fell into arrears and the landlord informed the tenant that it wanted possession of the premises.
The tenant informed the landlord that she could not remain in the premises because she could not afford to pay the rent.
The parties arranged to meet at the premises on 6 May for the tenant to remove her belongings and clean the premises and to hand possession to the landlord. The landlord attended but the tenant did not.
The landlord then informed the tenant that he would be at the premises on 10 May for the handover. But the tenant did not attend.
Despite the landlord’s attempts to contact the tenant, there was no more communication from her.
The landlord spoke with Tenancy Services who advised him that he could not take possession of the premises unless the tenant had agreed to it.
The view I take of this is that there was no clear agreement that the tenant was giving or has given possession of the premises to the landlord. Her belongings were still in the premises and there was meant to be a meeting at the premises when the tenant would remove her belongings and hand over possession of the premises to the landlord. That did not happen.
The landlord tried to obtain written conformation from the tenant that he could take back possession, but it was not forthcoming.
In these circumstances I find that tenant has abandoned the premises. Rent is in arrear and therefore the tenancy has been terminated immediately.
The landlord provided rent records which show that rent arrears to 10 May are $3,200. The landlord claims rent arrears beyond that date at least to the day of the hearing and possibly beyond. At this stage I have ordered payment of the $3,200 due to 10 May and for the bond in that sum to be paid to the landlord.
The landlord has other, end-of-tenancy, claims but they have not been finalised because the landlord has not had possession of the premises. I have therefore adjourned the application so that those claims can be finalised and dealt with at another hearing together with the claim for further rent arrears.
The parties will be notified in writing by Tenancy Services of the date and time of the next hearing.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5502170 — Rent arrears at 42B Buller Crescent, Manurewa, Auckland 2102

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