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Who's to Blame?

Once upon a time, a unit owner living abroad wanted to rent out his newly turned-over condo. As a practice, he always requested that the water and electricity breakers be turned off whenever he was out of the country.


One day, he received a call from the admin saying they had to forcibly enter the unit because water was coming out from under the main door.


Upon entering, the admin discovered that one of the showers had been left on, causing the flooding. They sent pictures of the wooden floor, which had warped due to the water damage. Practically the entire unit's flooring needed to be replaced, costing hundreds of thousands of pesos.


Who's to blame?


The admin was clueless. They investigated who had ordered the water lines to be turned on.


Multiple brokers had handled the property, with the keys being passed around for showings. All the brokers denied touching the shower faucets.


Or was it a prospective tenant who, out of curiosity, decided to test the water pressure by turning on the faucet? And when no water came out, left it open?

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