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The Land Owner’s Duty to Warn and Maintain
PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE A DUTY TO MAINTAIN PROPERTY IN A REASONABLY SAFE CONDITION The basic duty giving rise to premises liability is the land owner’s duty to maintain property (meaning both land and improvements on land) in a reasonably safe condition. This duty also applies (in appropriate circumstances) to people in possession and control… Read More »
“Trivial Hazards” & the Landowner’s Duty to Warn
Property owners* must maintain their property and (premises located thereon) in a reasonably safe condition. Today, we take a look at some of the elements of “reasonably safe” conditions and the nature of the duty land owners, controllers, and possessors have when it comes to maintaining property. TRIVIAL HAZARDS DO NOT NORMALLY GIVE RISE… Read More »
