Landlord Duty of Care

Landlord Duty of Care

Definition

When a landlord leases portions of a building to tenants and maintains control over parts of the building for common use, the landlord has a legal duty to exercise reasonable care to minimize the risk to tenants of foreseeable criminal acts committed by third parties on the entire premises and particularly in the common areas.

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