Passley v Wandsworth Borough Council [1998]
30 HLR 165 Court of Appeal
Water pipes in the roof over a block of flats burst during freezing weather which flooded the tenant’s flat. The council attended to the burst pipe and carried out the repairs promptly. The tenant claimed compensation for the damage caused by the flooding stating that the repair arose in a common part retained in the ownership and management of the landlord and that the statutory implied covenant to keep in repair under section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 imposed an obligation on the landlord to keep the pipes in good order at all times.
The Court of Appeal held
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