A copy of the petition prescribed by section 57-21-01, and a notice of hearing thereon, must be served upon the tenant and upon the owner of the real property in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in district court, or, upon order of the court endorsed upon the notice of hearing, the said petition and notice may be served by mailing a copy of each by registered or certified mail to the tenant, and a like copy to the owner of the record title of said property, at the tenant’s and owner’s last-known post-office address, or to such address as may appear of record in the office of the recorder or of the county treasurer, and in such case the return registry receipt of the post office is prima facie proof of the mailing of such notice and of its receipt by the tenant and the owner to whom it was mailed.