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Property damage (sometimes called damage to property), is the damage or destruction of real or tangible personal property, caused by negligence, willful destruction, or an act of nature. Destruction of property (sometimes called property destruction , or criminal damage in England and Wales ) is a sub-type of property damage that involves ...
The early years in the development of privacy rights began with English common law, protecting "only the physical interference of life and property". [5] The Castle doctrine analogizes a person's home to their castle – a site that is private and should not be accessible without permission of the owner.
Diminution in value is a legal term of art used when calculating damages in a legal dispute, and describes a measure of value lost due to a circumstance or set of circumstances that caused the loss. Specifically, it measures the value of something before and after the causative act or omission creating the lost value in order to calculate ...
Inverse condemnation is a legal concept and cause of action used by property owners when a governmental entity takes an action which damages or decreases the value of private property without obtaining ownership of the property through the use of eminent domain. Thus, unlike the typical eminent domain case, the property owner is the plaintiff ...
Special damages are sometimes divided into incidental damages, and consequential damages. Incidental losses include the costs needed to remedy problems and put things right. The largest element is likely to be the reinstatement of property damage. Take for example a factory which was burnt down by the negligence of a contractor.
Waste is a term used in property law to describe a cause of action that can be brought in court to address a change in condition of real property brought about by a current tenant that damages or destroys the value of that property.
B. A person who complies with this section by aiding a peace officer shall not be held liable to any person for damages resulting therefrom, provided such person acted reasonably under the circumstances known to him at the time. C. Refusing to aid a peace officer is a class 1 misdemeanor.
State laws can deal with some forms of cyberbullying, such as documents containing threats, [4] and threats to destroy and damage property. [5] Commonwealth offences that criminalise the misuse of telecommunication services are also relevant when technology is used to communicate harassment [6] or threats. [7]