The difference being whether an attempt was made to mitigate the hazard or not. Otherwise, why even have a mop in a grocery store for that leaky roof over isle 15? Idiot consumers should just avoid that isle right?
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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
If mother nature provides the hazardous condition, the lot owner should not (and usually is not) held liable for it. As has been pointed out here several times, there is no way a business owner can make sure no patch of ice ever freezes on his property. I clean my lots for the convenience of my tenants, not to insure that they don't have to use common sense about where they walk.
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