Question

QUESTION 5

1. James is the landlord of an apartment containing 22 houses which are to be maintained by him and Lily is one of the tenants. In which of the following cases would the tenant be liable for an injury occurring on the leased premises?

   		James was negligent in repairing the broken step on which Lily tripped and broke her ankle.
   		Lily's nephew cut his finger with the knife that was negligently kept in Lily's kitchen.
   		A little child at the apartment almost choked himself by consuming the paint that was chipping off the common wall between Lily's apartment and her neighbor's.
   		The entire apartment caught fire and the fire extinguisher could not be used since it was installed only in Lily's rented house and she was out shopping.
   		Lily's visitor got into the common lift in the apartment that suddenly crashed leading to severe injuries to Lily's visi

Answer 1

5. Lily's nephew cut his finger with the knife that was negligently kept in Lily's kitchen is the case in which the tenant would be liable for an injury occurring on the leased premises. As there is no role of the landlord James in it, it is the matter of Lily’s kitchen, and it has happened due to her or any of her family member’s negligence.