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45.   Recovery of rent

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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45.   Recovery of rent

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    (1)   Where any rent is due to Invest Saint Lucia, Invest Saint Lucia may, by notice, request the lessee to pay such rent within the period specified in the notice.

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    (2)   A notice under subsection (1) shall be served on the lessee personally or by leaving it in a conspicuous place on the land or premises which the lessee occupies.

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    (3)   A notice under subsection (1) shall be in the form set out as Form 1 in the Schedule.

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    (4)   Where the lessee, after being served with the notice, fails to pay the rent within the period specified in the notice, the rent is deemed to be a judgement debt due from the lessee, as defendant, in favour of Invest Saint Lucia, as plaintiff.

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    (5)   Execution for the recovery of the rent may be issued by Invest Saint Lucia in the manner set out in subsections (6), (7) and (8).

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    (6)   A certificate issued under the seal of Invest Saint Lucia stating the amount of the unpaid rent and the date on which it became due may be registered like a judgement in the Registry of Deeds and Mortgages and Invest Saint Lucia shall notify the lessee to this effect.

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    (7)   Where the judgement is satisfied by the lessee, a certificate of payment issued under the seal of Invest Saint Lucia may be registered in the Registry of Deeds and Mortgages and has the effect of discharging the judgement and such certificate shall be registered free of charge.

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    (8)   Where the judgement under subsection (6) is not satisfied within 28 days from the date of its registration, Invest Saint Lucia shall notify the lessee, and shall also notify in the Gazette and in a newspaper in Saint Lucia, at the expense of Invest Saint Lucia, that movables on the land, or at the premises, of the lessee may be taken in execution and sold for rent unpaid.

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    (9)   Invest Saint Lucia shall cause a copy of the notification referred to in subsection (8) to be affixed on or near the outer door of the office of Invest Saint Lucia as well as the district court office.

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    (10)   Where execution for the recovery of the rent is issued under subsection (8), the lease is deemed to be terminated between Invest Saint Lucia and the lessee.

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    (11)   Invest Saint Lucia is exempted from any liability for any action taken under this section.

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    (12)   In this section a reference to Invest Saint Lucia includes a reference to a body established under section 6(1)(b).

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