Fort Lauderdale neighbor had a surprise ceiling leak after the last heavy rains, here’s what actually caused it

A guy down the street in Victoria Park had a tile roof that looked totally fine… until the heavy spring rains hit a couple weeks ago. All of a sudden he’s got water stains across the bedroom ceiling.

Turned out the wind-driven rain had worked its way under the edge of the tiles and found a weak spot in the old underlayment around the chimney flashing. Once that path opened up, it just kept coming. Nothing dramatic like a missing shingle, just a tiny detail that the last install (from years ago) never accounted for the way our storms hit here.

It’s crazy how often I see this exact thing pop up in Broward right before hurricane season really kicks in. Anyone else in Fort Lauderdale dealing with random leaks this spring, or am I just in the wrong neighborhood?