QUESTION
Is one responsible for flooding in an "AS-IS" rental property?
Asked on Sep 14th, 2017 on Contracts - Florida
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I have a friend who is leasing a rental property and signed an "AS-IS" rental contract. A part of the house has flooded due to a natural disaster. The landlord is stating that my friend is responsible for the clean up and draining. The contract is stated as so, "Resident specifically agrees to be responsible for and agrees to pay for any damage done by rain, wind or hail as a result of leaving windows open; as well as overflow of water or stoppage of waste pipes, or breaking of glass." What the semicolon between "open" and "as" mean? Is it imprecise thinking?
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No way to tell without reviewing the whole lease agreement. There are many instances where single family home rentals place many repairs and such on the renter.
Answered on Sep 15th, 2017 at 10:53 AM
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