Selling the furniture of a fleeing tenant to settle the rent

Question : He says: A man rented a house from another man for a sum of money he saw, to be paid monthly. The tenant delayed paying the rent he owed until a considerable amount of money had accumulated. When the owner of the house demanded the rent he owed and pressed him hard, this tenant fled from the house and left the furniture in it. Does the owner of the house have the right to sell this furniture, knowing that the furniture is not worth the amount of rent the tenant owes?

Answer : Yes, he has that right, but only after referring the matter to the judge.