​If a Customer Trips and Falls Over a Rip in the Carpet

question 21

Multiple Choice

​If a customer trips and falls over a rip in the carpet in a retail store,who is liable under common law rules?

• A)​The customer is liable because he didn't watch where he was going.
• B)​The landlord alone is liable for not maintaining the property.
• C)​The tenant alone is liable for not informing the landlord of the defective carpet and getting it repaired.
• D)​The landlord and the tenant are probably both liable.

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