(Serjeant Salkeld in argument) The Statute of Marlborough is a penal law; and yet, because a remedial law, it has been interpreted by equity. That Act says firmarii non faciant vastum; and it has been resolved . . that this Act extended to waste omittendo, though the word is faciant, which literally imports active waste.
Citations:
(1715) 88 ER 728, (1715) Hil 1 Geo 1, (1715) 10 Mod 281
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: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.196750