Actions of tort in nature of waste; persons entitled to maintain

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MA Code › Part III › Title III › Chapter 242 › Section 2

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Section 2. A person having the next immediate estate of inheritance, or a remainder or reversion in fee simple or fee tail after an intervening life estate, or having a remainder or reversion for life or for years, may have an action of tort in the nature of waste to recover the amount of the damage against the tenants named in the preceding section.

Section 2. A person having the next immediate estate of inheritance, or a remainder or reversion in fee simple or fee tail after an intervening life estate, or having a remainder or reversion for life or for years, may have an action of tort in the nature of waste to recover the amount of the damage against the tenants named in the preceding section.

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Actions of tort in nature of waste; persons entitled to maintain · Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 2 | Frix