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Marvel Developers Corp. built a subdivision in which it offered a number of houses for sale. The Smiths bought one of these houses. During the first rain, water entered under the crawl space of the house and accumulated to a depth of 17 inches in a room where the furnace and water heater were located. This frequently caused the water heater to perform inefficiently. With each rainfall, water continued to collect. The house became damp and developed a serious mildew problem. What remedies do the Smiths have?


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The number of days a property is rented out or available for rent during a specific period.

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