Mr. Slummylord Case Summary

QUESTION PRESENTED
Does Mr. Slummylord, a landlord have a duty to keep leased property safe for the tenant Coffee bean, extended to the general public?

BRIEF ANSWER OR CONCLUSION
Probably Yes. Under California Law, a comercial landlord owes a duty of reasonable care in providing and maintaining the rental property in a safe condition. This duty of care also extends to the general public. The landlord must conduct a reasonable inspection of the property for unsafe conditions and must take reasonable precautions to prevent injury due to the conditions that in this case he knew, including common areas like the parking lot.

FACTS
A week ago, a group of young men brutally attacked Changing Tatum with a crow bar and stole his wallet. The attack occurred in the parking lot of the Coffee Bean
Slummylord, has a duty to keep leased property safe for the tenant Coffee bean, extended to the general public? Channing Tatum can argue that a commercial landlord owes a duty and must use reasonable care in maintaining his property in order to prevent an unreasonable risk of harm. When it is a comercial landlord, the duty of care also extends to the public in general. Lopez V. Superior Court (1996) 45 Cal. App. 4th 705. In that way, the landlord owed his tenant and their guests the duty to make and mantain reasonably safe the parking lot in which Channing Tatum was attacked because it was a common area used by the tenants and its control was a landlord’s responsibility. Before giving possession of leased property to The Coffee Been’ owners, Mr. Slummylord should have conduct a reasonable inspection of the property for unsafe conditions and take reasonable precautions to prevent any harm due to the condition that were or reasonably should have been noticed by him. Then, he should have taken reasonable precautions to prevent any unsafe condition in an area of the premises under The Coffee Bean control if he had knowledge of the condition and the ability to do