Dictionary of Business Terms: estovers
estovers
right of the tenant, or life tenant, during the period of his lease, to use timber on the leased premises for proper maintenance of the property.
Dictionary of Real Estate Terms: estovers
estovers
the legally supported right to take necessities from property. Contrast with waste.
Example: Mason has a life estate on property. She needs to cut timber for firewood to heat the residence. The remainderman. Baker, complains that Mason is damaging the property. The law supports Mason's use of the estovers as she has been doing.
