Fermors, during their terms, shall not make waste, sale or exile of house or woods, nor of anything belonging to the tenements, that they have to ferm, without special license had by writing of covenant, making mention that they may do it; which thing if they do, and thereof be convict, they shall yield full damage and shall be punished by amercement grievously.
D.C. Code § 42-1602
Waste prohibited without written license; damages; amercement
52 Hen. 3, ch. 23, § 2, 1267; Kilty’s Rep. 209; Alex
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