Landlord Breach of Express Heating Covenant and Warranty of Habitability
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAThe plaintiff filed suit alleging that the defendant violated a lease agreement by failing to provide adequate heat, leading to frozen pipes and property damage, and that the defendant breached an implied warranty of habitability. The court determined that the lease agreement contained an express covenant requiring the landlord to maintain heat, and that the defendant's failure to do so constituted a material breach of that covenant, regardless of whether a separate implied warranty of habitability was breached, thus affirming the judgment for the plaintiff.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAArt. 66 al. 1 LTF; Landlord Breach of Express Heating Covenant and Warranty of Habitability: The court determined that the lease agreement contained an express covenant requiring the landlord to maintain heat, and that the defendant's failure to do so constituted a material breach of that covenant, regardless of whether a separate implied warranty of habitability was breached, thus affirming the judgment for the plaintiff.
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