§521-43 Rental agreement, disclosure.
(a) A landlord or any person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on
the landlord's behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing at or before the
commencement of the tenancy the name and address of:
(1) Each person authorized to manage the premises;
and
(2) Each person who is an owner of the premises or
who is authorized to act for or on behalf of the owner for the purpose of
service of process and receiving and receipting for rents, notices, and
demands.
The information required to be furnished shall
be kept current and shall be enforceable against any successor landlord, owner,
or manager.
(b) A person who fails to comply with
subsection (a) becomes an agent of each person who is a landlord for:
(1) Service of process and receiving and receipting
for rents, notices, and demands; and
(2) Performing the obligations of the landlord under
this chapter and under the rental agreement and expending or making available
for the purpose all rent collected from the premises.
(c) Any owner or landlord not dealing directly
with the tenant shall be responsible for compliance with this section by an
owner or landlord dealing directly with the tenant and shall be stopped from
any objection to a failure to serve process upon an owner or landlord in any
proceeding arising under this chapter when such failure is due to failure to
comply with this section. The owner or landlord who deals directly with the
tenant and fails to comply with this section shall be deemed an agent of every other
landlord under the rental agreement for performing the obligations of the
landlord under this chapter and under the rental agreement.