In may, a homeowner made a contract was a roofer to make repairs to her house by July 1. The roofer never came to repair the roof, and heavy rain in the fall damaged the interior of the house. The homeowner sued the roofer for breach of contract and claimed damages for the harm done to the interior of the house. Is the homeowner entitled to recover such damages?

Yes, the homeowner is entitled to recover such damages from the roofer because his failure of perform his duty lead to the damage of the owner's property,

What is a contract?

This refers to the two-party agreement that is given either verbally or in writing that provides a product or service to an individual or business.

In order to make a contract valid, the following elements of a valid contract must be satisfied:

Offer.
Acceptance.
Consideration.
Intention to create legal relations.
Legality and capacity.
Certainty.

Based on the question, all the elements of a valid contract are satisfied because a valid contract was created between the homeowner and the contract.

Therefore, the homeowner is entitled to recover such damages from the roofer because his failure of perform his duty lead to the damage of the owner's property,