Salmon v Dedlow [1912] ZATPD 130 (14 November 1912)

Landlord and tenant.-Leased premises.-Tenant's undertaking to keep in repair.-Structural defect.Leakage.-
Damage.-Lessor' s liability.

A tenant acknowledged to have received the leased premises in good condition and repair and undertook to
keep them so during the currency of the lease. Owing
to a structural defect unknown to either party at
the time of the lease the roof leaked. Prior to any
damage being caused the landlord had notice of the
fact that the roof leaked but he failed to remedy the
defect. The tenant's goods were subsequently damaged
by rainwater coming through the roof -Held,
that the landlord was liable for such damage.