sec.355Termination of agreement by lessor if premises abandoned

### sec.355 Termination of agreement by lessor if premises abandoned If the lessor believes on reasonable grounds that the tenant has abandoned the premises, the lessor may give a notice ( abandonment termination notice ) to the tenant terminating the agreement. The notice must be in the approved form. The approved form must provide for the notice— to be signed by or for the lessor; and to identify the premises; and to state the lessor is terminating the agreement because the tenant has abandoned the premises. If the tenant does not take action under section 356 about the notice within 7 days after receiving the notice, the tenant is taken to have abandoned the premises. For subsection (1) , reasonable grounds include the following— a failure of the tenant to pay rent under the agreement; the presence at the premises of uncollected mail, newspapers or other material; reports from neighbours of the tenant or from other persons indicating the tenant has abandoned the premises; the absence of household goods at the premises; the disconnection of services (including gas, electricity and telephone) to the premises; a failure of the tenant to respond to an entry notice. (sec.355-ssec.1) If the lessor believes on reasonable grounds that the tenant has abandoned the premises, the lessor may give a notice ( abandonment termination notice ) to the tenant terminating the agreement. (sec.355-ssec.2) The notice must be in the approved form. (sec.355-ssec.3) The approved form must provide for the notice— to be signed by or for the lessor; and to identify the premises; and to state the lessor is terminating the agreement because the tenant has abandoned the premises. (sec.355-ssec.4) If the tenant does not take action under section 356 about the notice within 7 days after receiving the notice, the tenant is taken to have abandoned the premises. (sec.355-ssec.5) For subsection (1) , reasonable grounds include the following— a failure of the tenant to pay rent under the agreement; the presence at the premises of uncollected mail, newspapers or other material; reports from neighbours of the tenant or from other persons indicating the tenant has abandoned the premises; the absence of household goods at the premises; the disconnection of services (including gas, electricity and telephone) to the premises; a failure of the tenant to respond to an entry notice. - (a) to be signed by or for the lessor; and - (b) to identify the premises; and - (c) to state the lessor is terminating the agreement because the tenant has abandoned the premises. - (a) a failure of the tenant to pay rent under the agreement; - (b) the presence at the premises of uncollected mail, newspapers or other material; - (c) reports from neighbours of the tenant or from other persons indicating the tenant has abandoned the premises; - (d) the absence of household goods at the premises; - (e) the disconnection of services (including gas, electricity and telephone) to the premises; - (f) a failure of the tenant to respond to an entry notice.