Several tenants, including Dorothy Detling, sued their landlord, C. E. Edelbrock, for damages, alleging that their leased premises were infested with rodents and roaches, were missing screens, and had exposed elec- trical wiring. They also alleged that the heating boiler was defective, that rubbish was strewn in passage- ways, and that the common area stairs were unstable. Does the landlord have a duty to prevent these kinds of conditions from occurring, or are such repairs and maintenance tasks the responsibility of the tenants? If you conclude that the landlord was at fault, must these tenants move out of the premises because they have been constructively evicted? [Detling v. Edel- brock, 671 S.W.2d 265 (Missouri, 1984).]

Yes, I would say the landlord has a duty to prevent any kind of damages which was supposed to occur in the premises where it was given to the lease. However this is not mandatory until and unless it is evident and proof that it is landlord’s responsibility. If the Landlord make any kind of lease agreeing that any damage caused by him is his responsibility, then the landlord becomes liable for the damage happened. In this case there is no written document that landlord is liable for any damage and hence landlord does not become the person who is responsible. Moving out of the tenant is left to them and the can leave after finishing the lease contract.
 
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