{"id":369401,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/realestate\/owning-a-home\/homeowner-liability-invitees-licensees-and-trespassers.html"},"modified":"2023-12-04T11:03:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T16:03:07","slug":"homeowner-liability-invitees-licensees-and-trespassers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/realestate\/owning-a-home\/homeowner-liability-invitees-licensees-and-trespassers.html","title":{"rendered":"Homeowner Liability: Invitees, Licensees, and Trespassers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Homeowner Liability: Invitees, Licensees, and Trespassers<\/h1>\n
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\n By Robert Rafii, Esq.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Aisha Success, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Homeowner liability refers to a property owner’s responsibility for risk of harm to others. It falls under premises liability law<\/a>, an area of law concerned with dangerous conditions on property. A premises liability claim arises from unsafe conditions on real estate. Someone may be injured on a person’s property, or worse, they may suffer wrongful death<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Homeowners’ liability for injuries suffered on property will vary depending on:<\/p>\r\n