(Year Books) The prior of the Hospital of St John brought a writ of waste against one J. and alleged that he had committed waste in certain tenements which he held for the term of his life by the lease of his predecessor, namely in respect of a chamber, a bakehouse, a grange and other buildings to the disinheritance of the said house and hospital . .
Belknap. . . . As to the bakehouse it was so weak at the time of the making of the lease that it fell down and he could not prevent this, and so judgment if you can have action for this etc.
Cavendish. It was in good enough repair at the time of the making of the lease and decayed by your default and thus you committed waste, as we are ready etc.
Citations:
[1368] [Co.Litt.53a (f)]
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Dayani v London Borough of Bromley TCC 25-Nov-1999
LA Tenant liable for permissive waste
The local authority was tenant of properties which it sub-licensed to homeless persons for three years was liable for having allowed the properties to deteriorate. It was claimed that they were liable for permissive waste as tenants for a fixed . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 23 November 2022; Ref: scu.196734
