(1) Whoever rents a built or un-built property on the basis of a duly registered contract, owing two months rents, and who has not paid such rents or vacated the said property, one month after service of a notice to pay or quit, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 6 (six) months to 3 (three) years or with fine of from CFAF 100 000 (one hundred thousand) to CFAF 300 000 (three hundred thousand), or with both such imprisonment and fine.
(2) Upon conviction the Court shall, in addition, order the eviction of the tenant or any other occupant.
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