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The key idea here is understanding how long a Distress Warrant remains valid for execution. A Distress Warrant gives a landlord a quick, temporary remedy to seize enough of the tenant’s goods to cover rent arrears, costs, and the judgment. That remedy isn’t open-ended—the writ has a finite life, during which the officer can levy and sell goods to satisfy the claim. In this jurisdiction, that execution window is ninety days from the date the writ is issued.

Why ninety days makes sense: it provides a clear, bounded period for action, helping both sides—landlord to pursue timely collection and tenant to avoid an indefinite cloud on their assets. If the writ isn’t executed within those ninety days, it generally expires and a new distress writ would be needed to proceed.

So, the best answer is the ninety-day period.