The meat packing district in the city of Centreville has an old warehouse that was recently converted
Question:
The meat packing district in the city of Centreville has an old warehouse that was recently converted into studio lofts for working artists. Each 1,000 square foot loft contains a huge open area with two enclosed toilets. There is no kitchen per se, but each loft also comes equipped with a microwave and small refrigerator (but no stove or conventional oven). The intent behind the conversion was to afford artist-occupants a space to work on their art in their respective lofts, as well as a common area to display and sell their art to the public. Thus, the complex also contains a large common area that was intended to be used as an open-area market where the artists could sell their wares to the public. Many artists choose to fix their lofts up in a manner that enables them to stay overnight from time to time so they can work on their artwork anytime they choose. In the summer of 2009, sculptor Nesa Browne rented one of these lofts for a two year term. When a representative from the loft management company (the landlord) showed Nesa the loft, he told her that one of the two toilets was not operational but that he would repair it soon. Nesa was pleasantly surprised by the low monthly rent for the loft of $600 per month.
After she moved in, Nesa discovered that the loft lacked hot water. When she complained to the landlord, he replied by saying that unless she was some sort of idiot, she must have realized that such a cheap rental surely would be missing something critical like hot water. Furthermore, the open area market has become virtually unusable due to severe flooding from recent rainstorms. This is anticipated to be a long-term problem because the land designated for the market was apparently pitched incorrectly from the outset of the development's construction. Nonetheless, Nesa wants to stay in the loft because she really enjoys the community of artists who are her neighbors. Also, it is a good location for soliciting business because it is right by the train station and the major highway. She comes to you for advice and asks you: 1. whether an implied warranty of habitability has been breached with respect to the toilet, the hot water, and the market; and 2. if so, what remedies she can expect to obtain.
Accounting What the Numbers Mean
ISBN: 978-0073527062
9th Edition
Authors: David H. Marshall, Wayne W. McManus, Daniel F. Viele,