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Virginia Code Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure § 8.01-178.1. Waste; who is liable

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. Any tenant of land or any person who has aliened land who commits any waste while he is in possession of such land, unless he has special license to do so, shall be liable for damages.

B. Any tenant in common, joint tenant, or parcener who commits waste, shall be liable to his cotenants, jointly or severally, for damages.

C. Any guardian or conservator who commits waste of the estate of his ward shall be liable to the ward, at the expiration of his guardianship or conservatorship, for damages.

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