Selena rents an apartment from her landlord Stuart on a month to month basis.She also operates a small restaurant a short walk away which she also rents from Stuart.Neither lease imposes any obligation on the landlord to make repairs.One cold night in December the hot water heater in her apartment stopped working.She contacted her landlord and he immediately arranged for repairs to be completed at his expense.The following morning when Selena arrived at the restaurant she noticed that a pipe had frozen and there was significant damage to the kitchen.She contacted Stuart again but he refused to do anything to repair or pay for the damages.A landlord in these circumstances
A) is not liable to make repairs to the restaurant.
B) has an obligation to make repairs to the restaurant.
C) is legally responsible for the damage because he has an economic incentive to maintain the restaurant.
D) has the same obligations to repair the restaurant as he does the apartment.
E) must apply to a court of law for directions.
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