Commentary for Eruvin 140:8

וקתני חוץ ממבטל רשות איהו אין יורש לא

It includes the case of a gentile<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who lived in the same courtyard with Israelites aid whose right in the courtyard Precluded his neighbours from joining in an 'erub unless they previously hired his share from him.');">¹⁷</span> who died on the Sabbath.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since no 'erub was allowed on the Sabbath eve and no renunciation of rights was permissible during the first part of the Sabbath while he was alive, no renunciation is permitted even after his death. This ruling also could not be inferred from the one specified, since in the latter case no erub could possibly have been provided on the Sabbath eve while in that of the former it could well have been prepared if (cf. prev. n.) the gentile's share had been hired.');">¹⁸</span> Now here It was stated: 'The Only exception being the case of the man who renounced his share',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. only in the case of such a renunciation during the Sabbath are the restrictions, which on account of the absence of 'erub were previously in force, removed for the rest of the day.');">¹⁹</span>

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