Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance

When and so soon as the term or interest of a tenant of any house, land, or
                other premises, held by him at will or for any term not exceeding 7 years, with a
                rateable value at the time of an application by an owner under this section not
                exceeding $100,000, and upon which no fine has been reserved or made payable, has
                ended or has been duly determined by a legal notice to quit or otherwise, and the
                tenant, or (if the tenant does not actually occupy the premises or only occupies a
                part thereof) any person by whom the same or any part thereof is then actually
                occupied, notwithstanding that demand for possession has been made, refuses or
                neglects to quit and deliver up possession of the premises or of such part thereof
                respectively, the District Court may on application being made by the owner of such
                premises or his agent, issue an originating summons requiring the person alleged to
                be in possession of the premises to appear at a certain time and place before the
                District Court to show cause why he should not quit and deliver up possession of the premises.
(
27 of 1897 s. 3
incorporated. Amended
4 of 1951 s. 6
;
35 of
                        1969
Schedule;
37 of 1986 s. 9
;
32 of 2002 s. 35
;
36 of 2021 s. 6
)