|
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2001 NOTICE TO NEXT OF KIN When a landlord has complied with a lease that includes the tenant's death as a ground for termination, the bill permits him to send a notice to the last known address of the next of kin upon the death of the sole tenant in a dwelling unit. He may send the notice by regular posted mail and certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice must be in clear and simple language and include the landlord's telephone number and address. It may state that the (1) tenant has died, (2) landlord intends to remove his belongings from the dwelling unit and re-rent the premises, and (3) next of kin has 45 days to reclaim the belongings or the landlord will dispose of them.
|
