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# Condo owner starts fire. Who's responsible for damage?

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## What do you think? Question:

A condo owner starts a fire due to neglect; she left the stove on unattended and took a nap. A fire starts and destroys most of her condo and spreads and destroys an adjacent condo. Is she liable for the repair of the interior of the adjacent condo?

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