What is a landowner's duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid exposing others to an unreasonable risk of injury?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Beckering v. Shell Oil Co., B256407 (Cal. App. 2014):

It is established that a landowner owes a duty to exercise reasonable care to maintain his or her property in such a manner as to avoid exposing others to an unreasonable risk of injury. (Barnes v. Black, supra, 71 Cal.App.4th at p. 1478.) A landowner's duty of care to avoid exposing others to a risk of injury is not limited to injuries that occur on premises owned or controlled by the landowner; "the duty of care encompasses a duty to avoid exposing persons to risks of injury that occur off site if the landowner's property is maintained in such a manner as to expose persons to an unreasonable risk of injury offsite. [Citations.]" (Ibid.)

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