Rhode Island § 34-14-1 - Waste and Estrepement
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§ 34-14-1. Waste and Estrepement
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-14-1
§ 34-14-1. Liability of tenant for life or years to reversioner or remainderman.
Every person seised of any real estate for the term of his or her own life, or for the life or lives of any other person or persons, or as a tenant for years, who commits or suffers any waste on such estate, shall forfeit his or her estate in the place so wasted and double the amount of the waste so done or suffered, to be recovered in an action of waste by the person entitled to the next estate in remainder or reversion in the place so wasted.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 1; G.L. 1938,
ch. 587, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Rhode Island General Laws § 34-14-1 cover?
Section 34-14-1 ("Waste and Estrepement") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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