June 30, 2019

A landowner's duty of care.

While the landowner has a duty to exercise reasonable care in maintaining the property in a safe condition, there is no duty to protect or warn against an open and obvious condition which, as a matter of law, is not inherently dangerous. Neither is there a duty where the allegedly dangerous condition can be recognized simply as a matter of common sense, or where the condition is inherent or incidental to the nature of the property, and can reasonably be anticipated by its users.

Cerrato v. Jacobs, NY Slip Op 05105 (2d Dep't June 26, 2019)

Here is the decision.