Abandonment: If a tenant is behind in rent has left the premises and appears to have abandoned the property, then the landlord may notify a county constable, who may enter the premises to inspect it.

If the constable agrees that the property has been abandoned, the constable should leave a written note specifying precisely when, at some point more than five but fewer than 15 days in the future, the constable will return, at which point all owed rent would be due. If the tenant does not provide rent within 48 hours of the selected date, then the landlord may take possession of the property.^[1]