Tenancy orders

Tribunal orders

After a Tenancy Tribunal hearing has happened, the Tribunal will issue an order (ie, a decision). Adjudicators rarely provide a timeframe for when a decision will be released, and this may take at least a month or longer.

The order will record what happened at the hearing and will outline the decision made.

There are a variety of different orders the Tribunal can make. For details see understanding Tenancy Tribunal orders.

Depending on the dispute, the Tenancy Tribunal also has the option of ordering the tenant and landlord to go back to mediation. This is only going to be appropriate if it looks like the parties have a chance of working together to come to an agreement.

Searching Tribunal orders

Tenancy Tribunal orders are generally available to the public and are hosted on the Ministry of Justice website. Orders are available online for 3 years or a paper copy can be requested from the District Court where the Tenancy Tribunal hearing was held for a small fee.

You can search for an order using:

• the name of the landlord, tenant, or other party
• the address of the property
• the application number.

You can search for Tenancy Tribunal orders here.