The owner of a life estate must keep the buildings and fences in repair from ordinary waste and must pay the taxes and other annual charges and a just proportion of extraordinary assessments benefiting the whole inheritance.
Life estate - Obligation to maintain property - Waste - Taxes - Other charges and assessments
N.D.C.C. § 47-02-34, under Classification of Ownership.
N.D.C.C. § 47-02-34