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11. From the commencement of a tenancy it shall be the duty of the party who engages the services of a professional in respect of the tenancy agreement to pay the fees for such professional services.
12. Where there is a breach or non-observance of any of the conditions or covenants in respect of the premises, the landlord shall subject to –
(a) Any provision to the contrary in the agreement between the parties; and
(b) The service of process in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Law,
have the right to institute proceedings for an order to re-enter and determine the tenancy.
13.-(1) where there is no stipulation as to the notice to be given by either party to determine the tenancy, the following shall apply-
(a) a week’s notice for a tenant at will;
(b) one (1) month’s notice for a monthly tenant;
(c) three (3) months notice for a quarterly tenant;
(d) three (3) months notice for a half-yearly tenant; and
(e) six months notice for a yearly tenant
(2) In the case of a monthly tenancy, where the tenant is in arrears of rent for six (6) months, the tenancy shall lapse and the Court shall make an order for possession and arrears of rent upon proof of the arrears by the landlord.
(3) In the case of a quarterly or half-yearly tenancy, where the tenant is in arrears of one (1) year rent, the tenancy shall lapse and the Court shall make an order for possession and arrears of rent upon proof of the arrears by the landlord.
(4) Notice for tenants under subsection (1) (c), (d) and (e) of this Section need not terminate on the anniversary of the tenancy but may terminate on or after the date of expiration of the tenancy.
(5) In the case of a tenancy for a fixed term, no notice to quit shall be required once the tenancy has been determined by efflux ion of time and where the landlord intends to proceed to Court to recover possession, he shall serve a seven (7) days written notice of his intention to apply to recover possession as in Form TL5 in the Schedule to this Law.
(6) The nature of a tenancy shall, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, be determined by reference to the time when the rent is paid or demanded.
14. Where a person is a licensee and upon the expiration or withdrawal of his licence, he refuses or neglects to give up possession, he shall be entitled to service of a seven (7) days notice of the owner's intention to apply to recover possession as in Form TL4 in the Schedule to this Law.
15-(1) A premises will be deemed to be abandoned where the-
(a) tenancy has expired ;and
(b) tenant has not occupied the premises since the tenancy expired and has not given up lawful possession of the premises.
(2) Following subsection (1) above ,the landlord shall-
(a) issue a seven (7) days notice of the landlord's intention to recover possession as prescribed in
Form TLA, which shall be served by pasting the notice on the abandoned premises; and
(b) apply to the Court for an order for possession and an order to force open the premises.
16. As soon as the term or interest on any premises has been determined by a written notice to quit as in Form TL2 or TL3, in the Schedule to this Law and the tenant neglects or refuses to quit and deliver up possession of the premises
or any part of it, the Landlord or his agent may cause the tenant to As soon as the term or interest on any premises has been determined by a be served with a written notice as in Form TL4, signed by the Landlord or his agent, of the landlord's intention to proceed to recover possession, stating the grounds and particulars of the claim, on a date not less than seven (7) days from the date of the notice.
17.(1)Notices referred to under Sections 13-16 of this Law shall be by proper service a" prescribed under Sections 18 and 19.
(2) Proper service shall be service in such a manner that it can be established to the satisfaction of the Court that the person to be served will have knowledge of any of the notices.
18. Proper service on a tenant of residential premises shall be personal service, for residential premises which includes but is not limited to the following:
(a) service on the in person;
(b) delivery to any adult residing at the premises to be recovered;
(c) by courier where the tenant cannot be found ,by delivering same at the premises sought to be recovered and the courier shall provide proof of delivery; or
(d) affixing the notice on a prominent part of the premises to be recovered and providing corroborative
proof of service.
19. Proper service on a tenant of a business premises shall by-
(a) delivery to a person at the business premises sought to be recovered: or
(b) affixing the notice on a prominent part of the premises to be recovered and providing corroborative proof of service.
20. Where the tenant is a person other than an individual (including corporate entity), the landlord shall ensure proper service of all notices required under this Law on the tenant:
Provided that the failure of the tenant to notify any other person in occupation shall not affect the proceedings to recover possession.
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