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The legally compensable destruction of the value of property through the failure of a life tenant to maintain the property to the point where it falls into disrepair.
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permissive waste — see waste Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
permissive waste — Waste by a tenant, otherwise known as negligent waste or passive waste, in failing to exercise the ordinary care of a prudent man for the preservation and protection of the estate, such as permitting a house to remain uncovered, whereby the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
permissive waste — noun (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect • Syn: ↑waste • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑deed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
waste — n 1: destruction of or damage to property that is caused by the act or omission of one (as a lessee, mortgagor, or life tenant) having a lesser estate and is usu. to the injury of another (as an heir, mortgagee, or remainderman) with an interest… … Law dictionary
Waste (law) — Waste is a term used in the law of real property to describe a cause of action that can be brought in court to address a change in condition of real property brought about by a current tenant that damages or destroys the value of that property. A … Wikipedia
waste — Action or inaction by a possessor of land causing unreasonable injury to the holders of other estates in the same land. An abuse or destructive use of property by one in rightful possession. Spoil or destruction, done or permitted, to lands,… … Black's law dictionary
waste — In the popular sense, the failure to conserve. Loss of assets in the estate of a decedent through mismanagement by the executor or administrator. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad § 265. In the technical sense, the destruction, misuse, alteration, or neglect of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
permissive counterclaim — n. A counterclaim that a defendant is allowed to bring regarding a matter that is completely different from the one brought by the plaintiff in the original complaint. See also joinder, use, waste The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing,… … Law dictionary
Waste — Waste, n. [OE. waste; cf. the kindred AS. w[=e]sten, OHG. w[=o]st[=i], wuost[=i], G. w[ u]ste. See {Waste}, a. & v.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
legal waste — Voluntary waste in acts done and permissive waste in acts suffered by neglect. 56 Am J1st Waste § 4 … Ballentine's law dictionary
