Any notice herein provided to be given shall be given to the owner of the land, if he reside in the county in which the land lies; otherwise, it may be given to such person as, under the laws of this Commonwealth, would be his agent; or to any person occupying such land as tenant of the owner, who shall, for the purposes of this article, be deemed the agent of such owner.
Code 1950, § 8-892; 1977, c. 624.