property law

In property law, refers to a situation where a tenant makes repairs and improvements on property that increase the value of the property, but, did not ask permission of the landowner or any future interest holders to make these improvements.

In property law, a doctrine that permits a tenant to commit voluntary waste on a piece of land by depleting it of natural resources when mining was previously done on the land and mines were currently open at the time the tenant took possession of the land. In this situation, a tenant is allowed to continue mining on the land, but can only continue to mine in the open mines already in existence and cannot open any new mines on the land.

In property law, this refers to harm to a piece of property, such as the land falling into disrepair, caused by a tenant's neglect of the property. Examples of permissive neglect include the tenant not doing maintenance on the property, performing ordinary repairs, or paying taxes owed on the land.

See voluntary waste.

Also referred to as affirmative waste. In property law, refers to overt and willful acts of destruction that lead to the drop in value of a piece of property by harming the property or depleting natural resources available on the property. As a general rule, tenants of property are not allowed to commit voluntary or affirmative waste to the property on which they reside, meaning they cannot deplete the land of its natural resources.

See Rule in Shelley's Case.