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Residential Tenancy Act 1997
47AOrder declaring abandonment
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47A Order declaring abandonment
[Section 47A Inserted by No. 67 of 2003, s. 22, Applied:05 Mar 2004]
(1) An owner of residential premises may apply to the Court for an order declaring that the premises are abandoned.
(2) If satisfied that the residential premises are abandoned, the Court may make an order to that effect.
(3) Vacant possession of the residential premises is delivered to the owner as at the date of the order.