Who is responsible to pay for a broken window?
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Who is responsible to pay for a broken window?
Tenant claims she leaned her face on the glass window and it broke. I find that hard to believe because the windows are only 4 years old. Besides glass for windows are pretty strong and don’t break by leaning on it.
Asked on August 18, 2012 under Real Estate Law, New Jersey
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the window is only four (4) years old, I would have the manufacturer's representative come out and look at it to see what the cause for the breakage was. Possibly the window may still be under warranty and if so, the manufacturer will pay for its replacement. With the inspection you may be able to get more information to determine the cause if the breakage and who may ultimately end up paying for its replacement assuming the tenant broke it and the window was not defective.
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