Lower v Nead

Landlord wins · Chatham · 2020-08-04

Adjudicator

Jitewa Edu

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Landlord

H.G.

Tenant

J.N.

Tenant rep

Kim Rylett

What happened

Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict Tenant due to failure to pay rent. The application was filed after serving a valid Notice to End Tenancy Early for Non-payment of Rent (N4 Notice), which the tenant did not void by paying the arrears.

The ruling

The request to review the order terminating the tenancy was denied. KR, as an occupant and not a tenant, had no contractual relationship with the landlord and no rights or protections under the Residential Tenancies Act.