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District of Columbia Code Division VII. Property. § 42-1601. Writ of waste; lease forfeited for waste and lessee to pay treble damages.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A man from henceforth shall have a writ of waste in the chancery against him that holdeth by law, or otherwise for term of life, or for term of years; and he which shall be attainted of waste, shall lease the thing that he hath wasted, and moreover shall recompense thrice so much as the waste shall be taxed at.

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