Notice of vacancy.

(1) (a) Every landlord shall, within ten days after the building becomes vacant by his ceasing to occupy it, or by the termination of a tenancy, or by the eviction of the tenant or by release from requisition or otherwise, give notice of the vacancy in writing to the officer authorised in that behalf by the Government. Explanation.- A landlord who, having obtained possession of a building under sub-section (3) of section 10 lets the whole or part of it to a tenant shall be deemed to have failed to give notice under this section. (b) Every notice given under clause (a) shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed. (2) In any Municipal Corporation or in any Municipality (including the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada) to which this sub-section has been applied under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 1, where the tenant of a building puts another person in occupation thereof and does not re-occupy it within a period of three months, then, on the expiry of such period, the tenancy shall be deemed to have terminated and it shall be the duty of the tenant, and also of the landlord if he is aware of such terminaiion, to give notice thereof in writing to the authorised officer within seven days of such termination: Provided that where the tenant obtains written permission from the authorised officer to re-occupy the building within a period of six months, this sub-section shall have effect as if for the period of three months specified therein a period of six months were substituted. Explanation.- This sub-section shall not apply where the building has been sub-let by a tenant entitled to do so, after giving due notice to the authorised officer under sub-section (1) and in conformity with the provisions of this section. (3) If, within fifteen days of the receipt by the authorised officer of a notice under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the Government or the authorised officer does not intimate to the landlord in writing that the building is required for the purposes of the State Government or the Central Government or of any local authority or of any public institution under the control of any such Government or for the occupation of any officer of such Government, the landlord shall be at liberty to let the building to any tenant or to occupy it himself. (4) (a) The authorised officer may, on receipt of an application from the landlord, or on receipt of a direction from the Government in pursuance of an application made to them by the landlord, release a building for the occupation of the landlord. (b) A landlord who has obtained possession of a building in pursuance of an order under clause (a) shall occupy it himself and if he does not himself occupy it but proposes either to let out or keep vacant the whole or any part of the building for a period exceeding that permitted by the authorised officer by order in writing, he shall give notice as required under sub-section (1) as if the building has fallen vacant. (c) Where a landlord fails to give intimation to the authorised officer as required under clause (b), the Government or the authorised officer shall have power, if the building is required for any of the purposes, or for occupation by any of the officers specified in sub-section (3), to give intimation to the landlord that the building is so required and thereupon the provisions of sub-sections (6) and (8) shall apply to the building. (5) The landlord shall not let the building to a tenant or occupy it himself, before the expiry of the period of fifteen days specified in sub-section (3), unless in the meantime he has received intimation that the building is not required for the purposes, or for occupation by any of the officers, specified in that sub-section.