Does a landlord have a duty to warn the tenant of any hidden danger or defect in the leased premises?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Halliday v. Greene, 244 Cal.App.2d 482, 53 Cal.Rptr. 267 (Cal. App. 1966):
'It is the settled rule that while a landlord is under a duty to warn the tenant of any hidden danger or defect in the leased premises of which he has knowledge (citations), there is no duty to warn the tenant of obvious and patent defects and dangers (citations).' (Hanson v. Luft, 58 Cal.2d 443, at p. 445, 24 Cal.Rptr. 681, at p. 682, 374 P.2d 641 at p. 642.)
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