Persons v. Pelaez

FRANK, Judge.

Roy Persons sued Arnaldo Pelaez alleging that Pelaez failed in his contractual undertaking to repair and seal leaks, cracks, and holes that were causing water damage to Persons’ house. Pelaez was to remove and properly reinstall eight skylights in a new addition to the home and to repair any leaks in the premises occurring within two years from completion of the project. Persons paid Pelaez $9,000.00, the contract price, in June of 1984. By August, however, the house began to leak and Pelaez never remedied the problem.

After this action was instituted, Persons tendered an offer of…