Property Liability: What Landlords Need To Know
August 22, 2019
As a landlord, you try your best to exercise your duty of care. However, tenants might experience an injury on your property, and the burden could fall on you. Recently, there has been an uptick in tenant vs. landlord court cases. In some instances, tenants have been awarded $1,000,000 because of the negligence of their landlords. It is your responsibility to understand what premise liability entails, as it extends beyond a tenant slipping on a sidewalk or tumbling down their stairs. Other hazards that you could be held accountable for include second-hand smoke or a tenant is harmed