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NRS 40.150 — Action for waste; judgment may be for treble damages.

Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 40 — ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS IN PARTICULAR CASES CONCERNING PROPERTY

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If a guardian, tenant for life or years, joint tenant or tenant in common of real property commit waste thereon, any person aggrieved by the waste may bring an action against the guardian or tenant who committed the waste, in which action there may be judgment for treble damages.

[1911 CPA § 563; RL § 5505; NCL § 9052]