(1) The Tribunal may,
on application by a proprietor, declare that a resident abandoned the
resident's room on a day stated in the declaration.
(2) The resident is
taken to have abandoned the room on the day stated in a declaration under this
section.
(3) If a resident
under a rooming house agreement for the provision of accommodation for a
period of 6 months or more has abandoned the resident's room, the
proprietor is entitled to compensation for any loss (including loss of rent)
caused by the abandonment.
(4) However, the
proprietor must take reasonable steps to mitigate any loss and is not entitled
to compensation for loss that could have been avoided by those steps.
(5) The Tribunal may,
on application by the proprietor, order the resident to pay to the proprietor
compensation to which the proprietor is entitled under this section.