To me, they are dead in the water.Typically, when such an ambiguity is the crux of a court action, the court rules against whoever drafted the ambiguous clause.  

I brought over electric space heaters as soon as I knew it was dead.

The city would have bulldozed the place and there would have been a cost the city would have incurred and would not collect since it was against a dead person that had no other assets.We fixed it, saved the city additional costs and brought the house to a place that is now a good property and tax base for them.  

Bill...you can do one of two things...go brain dead trying to figure it out on your own, or INVEST a little to learn the ropes. 

I went through this twice...because they do not know each other, they do not trust each other, so the first thing they want are interior doors with dead bolts. 

I.e. if a lightbulb is dead, what would they do?

The entrance to the location is on a slow dead end street, giving you a chance to approach the highway. 

It's actually a very nice neighborhood, but we've discovered that criminals take any opportunity possible to take advantage of people, even if it means stealing from the dead.

What I didn't realize is that it's dead set to open at the exact time of your showing and not a second earlier.

Stop him/her dead in their tracks and ask to see the figures for market cape rate comps based on actual sales.