Harlan owns a rural farm in Nova Scotia. There is a mortgage on the farm in the amount of $100,000. The farm has a house, a barn and two machine sheds. He obtained a mortgage from the bank. Harlan decided that the house was too expensive to heat in the winter, so he turned the heat off and moved into one of the smaller machine sheds. All of the pipes burst. Which of the mortgage covenants were breached?

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Harlan breached the covenant "Not to commit waste" by allowing the pipes to burst due to turning off the heat, which can be considered as neglecting the property's maintenance.

Harlan Owns a Rural Farm in Nova Scotia