Where a landlord, having power to serve a notice to quit, on an application to the county court satisfies the court—
that he has taken all reasonable steps to communicate with the person last known to him to be the tenant, and has failed to do so,
that during the period of six months ending with the date of the application neither the tenant nor any person claiming under him has been in occupation of the property comprised in the tenancy or any part thereof, and
that during the said period either no rent was payable by the tenant or the rent payable has not been paid,
the court may if it thinks fit by order determine the tenancy as from the date of the order.