dilapidations
Structural wear damages
Dilapidations refers to the state of disrepair or ruin that a building or structure has fallen into.
In British property law, the term has specific meaning: the repairs a tenant is obligated to make at the end of a lease, or the cost of restoring a property to its original condition.
A landlord may present a schedule of dilapidations listing required repairs.
Outside legal contexts, the word simply describes general deterioration: The dilapidations of the old manor were extensive.
Poor maintained condition
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- disuseCessation of practice
inattention · carelessness · oversight · unmaintained · unattended · forsaken · shabbiness · weathering
What stays after most goes
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- remainsContinues in place
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- shellsProtective outer layers
derelict · crumbling walls · abandoned buildings · ghost towns · urban decay · blight · demolition · structural failure
Process of declining quality
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- crumbleFragment gradually
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
corrosion · molder · wither · atrophy · erosion · oxidation · blight · damp
Temporary use contract
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- tenantOne who rents property
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- surveyorOne who measures land
schedule · liability · claim · terminal · interim · breach · reinstatement · settlement
Restoring to good condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- remediationAct of correcting faults
reinstatement · repointing · reroofing · replastering · reglazing · resurfacing · patching · making good
disrepair
Poor maintained condition
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
disuse · inattention · carelessness · oversight · unmaintained · unattended · forsaken · shabbiness · weathering · worn
remnants
What stays after most goes
shells · derelict · crumbling walls · abandoned buildings · ghost towns · urban decay · blight · demolition · structural failure · collapse
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- crumbleFragment gradually
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
decomposition · corrosion · molder · wither · atrophy · erosion · oxidation · blight · damp · woodworm
lease
Temporary use contract
surveyor · schedule · liability · claim · terminal · interim · breach · reinstatement · settlement · negotiation
renovation
Restoring to good condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- maintenancePreserving working condition
remediation · reinstatement · repointing · reroofing · replastering · reglazing · resurfacing · patching · making good · damp-proofing
dilapidationsrepairs
Restorative maintenance work
restorations · renovations · well-maintained · refurbishments · improvements