A recent decision by a federal district court in Western Pennsylvania stressed how most tenants in multi-unit buildings do not clearly understand the legal ramifications when the leased premises are destroyed through no fault of their own and the difficulty of recovering against landlords for the resulting damages.
In Community Preschool & Nursery of East Liberty LLC v. Tri-State Realty Inc. , the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania focused its inquiry on what caused a fire at a building owned by the defendant landlord, the first floor of which was leased to the plaintiff tenant to use as a child-care facility.
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