Fernando informs his landlords about their failure to carry out a legal responsibility for him and his fellow tenants. The landlords had ignored multiple requests from tenants to fix the leaking roof. During a heavy rainstorm, a portion of the roof had caved in, causing damage to tenants’ apartments and belongings. What tort law are the landlords violating?
(1 point)
Responses
Breach of duty
Breach of duty
Negligence
Negligence
Fraud
Fraud
Defamation
1 answer
The correct response is Negligence.
In this scenario, the landlords had a legal responsibility (duty of care) to maintain the property, and their failure to address the leaking roof after multiple requests constitutes a breach of that duty. As a result, the damage caused to tenants' apartments and belongings during the rainstorm falls under the umbrella of negligence.
