Liability for moisture problems in commercial premises

Questioner

Good day, In a business premises, moisture has been detected in one of the internal walls. After inspection by various professionals, this appears to be caused by poor maintenance of the external wall of an adjacent building. When it rains, the wall absorbs the water, as it were, which then causes moisture to seep into our wall. Advice has been given to carry out a thorough renovation and restoration of the wall above. To what extent can we hold the neighbours liable for this? And what is our legal position in this? Yours sincerely

Lawyer

Are you a tenant or owner of the property? In the first case, you must hold the landlord liable for repairing a defect in the rented property. In the other case, you can hold the neighbours liable because damage has been caused to your property due to overdue maintenance. If desired, I am happy to draw up a liability claim for you. Please feel free to contact me free of charge and without obligation to discuss what I can do for you.