Common use of Wear and Tear Clause in Contracts

Wear and Tear. This includes damage caused by marring or scratching, deterioration, hidden or latent defect or any quality in property that causes it to damage or destroy itself, mechanical breakdown, rust, wet or dry rot, corrosion, mold, contamination or smog. But, if loss or damage is caused by covered causes of loss, or building glass breakage results, we will pay for that resulting loss or damage.

Wear and Tear. This includes damage caused by marring or scratchingmarring, deterioration, hidden or inherent vice, latent defect or any quality in property that causes it to damage or destroy itself, defects mechanical breakdown, rust, wet or dry rot, corrosion, mold, contamination or smog. But, if loss or damage is smog unless caused by covered causes of loss, or building glass breakage results, we will pay for that resulting loss or damagea peril insured against by this policy.