I purchased rental property on April in Soth CA, now is raining season, the tenant report the roof is leaking, the seller has house warrant ...

Question

I purchased rental property on April in Soth CA, now is raining season, the tenant report the roof is leaking, the seller has house warrant insurance, but insurance does not cover roof leaking. I have to pay $850 to get someone to repair roof,

During inspection, I notice the leaking area, I ask my agen to ask owner had any repair done, but no answer.

Now question is, should preowner response this bill, or my agen is going to response to this bill?

Thanks for any input.

Answer

Unfortunately if you saw the leaking area before you bought the property and you did not make sure it was fixed before you closed escrow, you are responsible for the bill. No one else.