Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2001

Narvaez v. Pestana

Narvaez v. Pestana
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided February 28, 2001 · Farmer, Shahood, Warner
780 So. 2d 267; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 2120; 2001 WL 194929 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Narvaez v. Pestana

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. By itself, a landlord’s right to enter the premises and make repairs under a lease does not constitute control of the premises só as to impose on the landlord a duty to protect a tenant’s patrons from the criminal or even negligent acts of third parties on the premises. An owner is not responsible for injuries to persons caused solely by the lessee’s operations and activities. Cf. Craig v. Gate Maritime Properties, Inc., 631 So.2d 875 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994).

We find no error in the points raised on appeal.

WARNER, C.J., FARMER and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.

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