VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 24.040
Tenant’s Liability for Waste
A tenant may not commit waste to his landlord’s premises.
Waste is the [destruction; material alteration; deterioration beyond normal wear and tear caused] by
the tenant of the landlord’s premises.
If a tenant commits waste, the tenant is liable to the landlord for damages. The damages for
which a tenant is liable are [the actual reasonable cost of restoring the property to its former condition;
the fair and reasonable value of the repairs necessary to restore the property to its former condition;
such sum as will be sufficient to compensate the landlord for the injury to the property].
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
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- 2026-10-11
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- civ-2026-04-01
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