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?
The landlords may be violating the tort law of negligence. Negligence is a legal theory that holds individuals or entities responsible for failing to exercise a reasonable standard of care, resulting in harm or damages to others. In this case, the landlords' failure to address the multiple requests to fix the leaking roof, which ultimately resulted in damage to the tenants' apartments and belongings during a heavy rainstorm, could be considered a breach of their legal duty to maintain the property in a safe condition.
