Circuit breaker with known issues failed, food lost. Property manager responsible?

[J. B.]

I am a small-time landlord myself, but I have a relative who is a tenant in a very large apartment complex.  The complex is relatively new, being only a few years old.  The circuit breakers throughout this very large complex have had known ongoing problems, and the management company has only been replacing individual circuit breakers when they act up.

My relative was out of town, and the circuit breaker failed relative to the electrical outlet that powers their refrigerator.  Is the property management responsible for the replacement cost of all spoiled food considering the management knew of the problems with the troublesome circuit breakers, but they were only replacing them at the time of each individual failure?  My relative's unit has had a couple of the circuit breakers replaced already.