DENVER (KDVR) — More than 24% of all homeowner insurance claims are for water damage, according to the Consumer Affairs Journal of Consumer Research.

Determining who is liable for the cost of water damage on private and commercial property can be complicated. John Walker tells FOX31 the driveway at his condominium near Holly and Evans Streets has been replaced several times due to pooling water that has torn apart the asphalt.

“Each and every one of these individuals have to pay for it, and it comes out of everyone’s pocket,” said Walker.

On the other side of a fence, water flows from a large drainage pipe attached to an office building. FOX31 arrived to find crews at work on the property and plastic sheeting redirecting the water.

The property manager told FOX31 off-camera that the bu

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