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Law of Property Act 2000
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116 Voluntary waste
(1) A lessee must not commit voluntary waste.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1):
(a) applies to a lease without impeachment of waste; or
(b) affects a licence or other right to commit waste.
(3) A lessee who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) is
liable in damages to the reversioner but this section imposes no
criminal liability.
(4) This section does not affect the manner in which a tenancy at will
may be determined.