Isit legal for an apartment complex to say they are no longer responsible for shoveling or salting common walks from parking areas to the buildings?
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Isit legal for an apartment complex to say they are no longer responsible for shoveling or salting common walks from parking areas to the buildings?
Asked on January 7, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Ohio
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unless there lease that you have requires the landlord to shovel or salt the common walks in the apartment complex that you reside in, the landlord is under no contractual duty with you to continue the shoveling and salting during the winter months.
However, from a liability standpoint under the laws of most states in this country, the landlord and or his/her agent owes a duty to the tenants and anticipated guests of them to keep the conditions in the complex in a safe condition. This would include shoveling and salting the common area walkways.
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