Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Short-Term Rental Guests Are Considered Invitees in Condominium Common Areas
In this premises liability action arising from a slip-and-fall on ice in a condominium parking lot, the Court of Appeals held, as a matter of first impression, that a short-term rental (Airbnb) guest of a condominium unit owner is an invitee—not a licensee—of the condominium association while using common elements that the association maintains.
Man Attacked By Goose On Hospital Property Can Proceed With Premises Liability Claim
The plaintiff, who was injured when a goose attacked him on a hospital’s property, can pursue a premises liability claim against the hospital because the plaintiff alleged 1) the goose was a condition of the land whose dangerousness was known and 2) the hospital failed to warn him about the dangerous goose.