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14 §7551. Treble damages for waste pending action

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ME Code › Title 14 › Part 7 › Chapter 739 › Section 7551

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If, during the pendency of an action for the recovery of land, the tenant commits strip or waste by cutting, felling or destroying wood, timber, trees or poles standing thereon, he shall pay to the aggrieved party treble damages, to be recovered in a civil action.

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