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On a snowy day in early January,Jeremy is visiting his friend Manny at Manny's apartment at the Snooty Fox.While walking up the exterior wooden steps to get to Manny's third floor apartment,one of the steps-which is rotten-breaks.Jeremy falls through to the ground and is severely injured.What result?
A) The Snooty Fox is liable based on ejectment in a common area.
B) The Snooty Fox is not liable based on unlawful detainer.
C) The Snooty Fox is not liable because of the weather conditions.
D) The Snooty Fox is liable based on defect in a common area.
Ejectment
The common law name given to the lawsuit brought by a landlord to have a tenant evicted from the premises.
Unlawful Detainer
A legal proceeding that provides landlords with a quick method of evicting a tenant. Also called summary process, summary ejectment, forcible entry and detainer, and dispossessory warrant proceedings.
Common Area
A space within a building or property that is available for use by all tenants or occupants, such as lobbies, hallways, and shared facilities.
- Grasp the judicial duties landlords have towards occupants and external parties, chiefly concerning the security and habitability of rental units.
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Learning Objectives
- Grasp the judicial duties landlords have towards occupants and external parties, chiefly concerning the security and habitability of rental units.
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