Scott Hale v. Sleiman Enterprises, Inc.
The Fifth DCA reversed summary judgment for a commercial landlord in a slip-and-fall case, holding that Sleiman owed a duty of reasonable care to the tenant's manager because the lease gave Sleiman exclusive authority to access and investigate the roof—preventing the tenant from discovering or repairing the leak itself. The court rejected the argument that lease provisions requiring the tenant to maintain the hood vent extinguished the landlord's duty.
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