My parents run a shop at a commercial location. There has been a drainage pipe that has somehow become corroded and must be replaced. This is a very costly project.
The pipes are such that the waste of every single shop in the complex will run through the corroded pipe.
Now, our argument is that because the plumbing is shared, we shouldn't be held responsible for repairs just because they are under our shop. The plumbers say that we shouldn't be liable, but they're not lawyers. We've had others tell us that shared plumbing is part of the structure, and the landlord should pay just as if the wall collapsed due to age.
Does anyone know who is liable or have any advice? We are going to have a lawyer read our lease, but we don't know what to do beyond that. We live in Los Angeles, if that matters.
2007-12-30
13:42:53
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Billy L
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