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Definition: Equitable waste is a type of harm to real property committed by a tenant that abuses a privilege of nonimpeachability at common law. It refers to waste caused by a life tenant who, although ordinarily not responsible for permissive waste, flagrantly damages or destroys the property. For example, if a life tenant deliberately destroys a building on the property, it would be considered equitable waste.
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These examples illustrate how equitable waste involves intentional and willful destruction of property, rather than just neglect or failure to maintain it.